Threat Analyst - Accenture Federal Services
Lorton, VA
About the Job
Job Description:
AFS is seeking a Threat Analyst to perform rapid investigation and remediation of advanced attacks that require analysis and remediation, often escalated from the Triage Team. This Analyst will also directly monitor alerts for sensitive assets and known attacker campaigns. This role may include the need to work outside of core hours on high priority investigations and may also include on-call responsibilities.
The Work:
- Proactively Hunting for adversaries using proprietary & 3rd party tools
- Directly monitoring and investigating for sensitive asset compromise
- Recommending remediation or perform remediation steps outside of automated responses
- Reconciling technical details obtained from various sources of information during adverse events
- Determining impacted assets, endpoints, and users from attacks
- Conducting Incident Management, after-action reporting, and documentation
- Evaluating security risks and impact
Here's what you need:
- 4+ years of experience directly supporting Security Operations and/or Incident Response
- 2+ years working with and understanding of APT and associated tactics, attack frameworks, technology and security principles, and knowledge of the cyber threat landscape
- 2+ years experience in one or more of the following: Bash, Python, Kusto Query Language, RegEx
- 2+ years experience working with small expert teams in 8x5 or 24x7x365 environments
Bonus points if you have:
- Experienced with Splunk, HBSS, ACAS, Microsoft Security Products
- Incident Responder certification highly desired (GCFA, GCIH, CEH, SCYBER)
- Experience with DevSecOps pipelines supporting Security Operations
- Experience leading Incident Response teams
- Deep analytical thinking and information processing skills
Security Clearance:
- Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
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Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed in the job posting, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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