Cyber Defense Incident Responder - Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Cyber Defense Incident Responder to join our team in Oak Ridge, TN. The candidate filling this position will be responsible for investigating, analyzing, and responding to cyber incidents within the network environment or enclave.  This role is hybrid with the onsite requirement being onsite twice a quarter. A current DOE Q clearance, or equivalent that can be transferred, is required.

• Coordinate and provide senior level technical support to enterprise-wide cyber defense analysts to resolve cyber defense Incidents
• Determine the scope, urgency and impact of cyber defense incidents
• Coordinate incident response functions and recommend incident remediation strategies
• Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations that enable expeditious remediation
• Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, and intrusion detection system [IDS] logs) to identify possible threats to network security
• Perform cyber defense incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact, identifying the specific vulnerability, and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation
• Perform real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs)
• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
• Track and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution
• Coordinate with intelligence analysts to correlate threat assessment data
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting

• BS/BA and 5-10 years of experience; AS/AA and 10-15 years of experience; or other equivalent combination of education and experience.
• U.S. Department of Energy Q clearance or equivalent that can be transferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.

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