Cyber Defense Incident Responder- Senior

Cyber Defense Incident Responder- Senior Location- Washington, DC Clearance- Top Secret Salary- $110k-130k/yr _The above salary range represents the range expected for the position; however, final salary offers are based on a number of factors such as the positionu2019s responsibilities; the candidateu2019s experience, education, and skills; location; travel required; and current market conditions._ This program requires US Citizenship Job Description + Lead, facilitate and advise via the Incident Response lifecycle across the Bureau of the Census within the Department of Commerce against 24/7 threats/vulnerabilities/events. + Provide leadership w/ security and cybersecurity intelligence, posture/capabilities status, ways-forward, trend analysis and personnel readiness to enhance cyber security and incident response. + Advise leadership through multi-vector threat remediation and capabilities enhancement. + Leverage multi-source Cyber Intelligence to bolster cybersecurity posture. + Effectively lead and advise Security Operations and Infrastructure teams regarding threats and vulnerabilities mitigation procedures and system(s) enhancement(s). + Meet/exceed/expand customer mission requirements, goals, and vision. + Coordinate and communicate with multi-partner teams/services regarding 24/7 security posture and national regulatory requirements. + Learn and foster knowledge and skills training to adhere to and expand security, cybersecurity, and contingency requirements. + Manage/mentor SOC team members regarding procedures, schedules, training, event & tools management, and performance requirements. + Develop and implement best-practice network security, backup, and recovery procedures. + Diagnose network connectivity and performance issues during events and incidents. + Integrate new systems into existing network and security architecture. + Monitor network capacity, performance and + Advise during network patching, expansion, and capability growth to ensure safeguarding of data/information against threats and vulnerabilities. + Obtain and retain clearance requirements set by the Dept. of Commerce + Provide feedback on network requirements, including network architecture and infrastructure. + Test and maintain network infrastructure including software and hardware devices. Required Skills + Strong written and verbal communication skills. + Lead the Cybersecurity Incident Response lifecycle as an Incident Commander during high-demand events/incidents. + Advise leadership and assist management of SOC personnel, personnel readiness, team cohesion and training. + Understand and implement international, federal, state, and local regulation standards of cybersecurity. + Organize cyber operations, exercises, and inspections. + In-depth knowledge of network encryption, secure network topology and operating network equipment including hubs, routers, switches, bridges, servers, transmission media, and related logical & physical domains. + Knowledge of cloud-based networking, security, and best practices + Implement network threat detection and prevention rules and data control methods. + Operate common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup, ipconfig, nbstat). + Interpret Operating Systems command line (e.g., Windows, Linux). + Navigate and operate within the organization's LAN/WAN pathways. + Monitor and perform trend analysis of network performance, availability, and incidents. + Experience/knowledge monitoring networks for Indicators of Compromise + Operate different electronic communication systems and methods (e.g., e-mail, VOIP, IM, web forums, Direct Video Broadcasts). + Interpret the information collected by network tools (e.g., Microsoft Defender, FireEye, Akamai and packet capture). + Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), bandwidth/utilization management and directory services. + Measure, analyze and tune network performance, confidentiality, integrity, and availability. + Experience with network data structures and models (e.g., Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]). Certifications/Licenses: + _Bacheloru2019s degree or higher._ + 7+ yearsu2019 experience in network management and experience directly performing configurations and security implementation on LAN and WAN equipment. + Certifications addressing system security, network infrastructure, access control, cryptography, assessments and audits, and organizational security. Desired Skills + Experience holding a leadership position. + Implementing, maintaining, and improving established network security practices. + Applying ITIL or equivalent Change Management + Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting LAN and WAN components such as routers, hubs, switches. Establishing a routing scheme. + Skill in securing network communications and protecting a network against malware. (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters). + Configuring and utilizing network protection components (e.g., Firewalls, VPNs, network intrusion detection systems). + Implementing and testing network infrastructure contingency and recovery plans. + Applying various subnet techniques (e.g., CIDR) + Configuring and utilizing computer protection components (e.g., hardware firewalls, servers, routers, as appropriate). + Packet Analysis. . _ABBTECH is an EOE/Minorities/Women/Disabled Individuals/Veterans_

Created: 2025-11-12