Information Security Analyst

Overview:

Abacus Technology is seeking an Information Security Analyst to provide technical support for the Functional Mission Analysis Cyber Mission Defense Team (FMA-C MDT) at Spangdahlem AB. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Functional Mission Analysis-Cyber assistance to identify the weapon system’s critical information technology architecture and supporting infrastructure that aids the warfighting mission.
• Investigate network activities in cyberspace to determine essential Mission Relevant Terrain Cyber (MRT-C) support designed for command, control, processes, and systems.
• Develop a strategy to identify, evaluate, and minimize risks in the local cyberspace environment that are considered crucial for mission success.
• Create and implement strategies and techniques to merge and display relevant MRT-C, based on essential systems and network services.
• Identify and analyze trends to define MRT-C requirements and provide guidance and alignment services.
• Assist with FMA-C, identifying, mapping, and developing a defense plan to safeguard MRT-C.
• Maintain databases to monitor systems, modify user boundaries, and create indexing to make searches easier.
• Utilize classified and unclassified networks and information portals to create support and information distribution plans for mission activities.
• Review and provide recommendations for establishing new or revised policies, procedures, objectives, and organization design for the staff, as necessary.
• Coordinate with local SMEs to resolve events and/or incidents.
• Define and perform vulnerability assessments leveraging threat analysis to scope and prioritize efforts.
• Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a variety of all source data sets.
• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
• Document and escalate incidents that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment.
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack.
• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts.

Qualifications:

Excellent oral and written communication skills. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI access (TS/SCI).

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled