Cyber Security Analyst II

Overview:

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate career opening for a Cyber Security Analyst. This opening is located at IDA's Center for Communications Research in Princeton, New Jersey (CCRP). IDA offers a competitive salary, an excellent benefits package and a superior professional working environment. To the right individual, IDA offers the opportunity to have a major impact on key national programs.

Under moderate supervision, the Cyber Security Analyst II identifies and resolves potential security breaches and vulnerabilities; maintains information security tools necessary to ensure the secure operation of IDA/CCR-P's information system infrastructure; conducts audits, in collaboration with other IT staff, to determine system configurations that ensure compliance with information security policies and guidelines; provides technical expertise and support to projects.

Responsibilities:

1. Plans Information Security Monitoring

• Monitors and analyzes information security alerts from network devices and information systems
• Responds and/or directs the response to information security incidents
• Analyzes indicators of compromise for use in detection
• Reports risk posture of information systems
• Collaborates with industry and government sponsor on new threat indicators
• Works with ISSO to ensure compliance with sponsor security requirements, IDA policy, and CCR-P security needs.

2. Executes Media Forensics and Malware Analysis

• Forensic analysis of information systems and portable devices
• Forensic recovery of data using industry tools
• Behavioral analysis of malware to provide indicators for monitoring

3. Executes Information System Security Evaluation and Hardening

• Evaluates new information security technologies
• Configures and implement information security technologies
• Validates system hardening and provides guidance for security configuration
• Evaluates network and system security configuration for risk based access control

4. Plans Information Security Training and Projects

• Develops employee awareness training for relevant information security trends
• Evaluates information security trends, tools and techniques for potential application to infrastructure and research areas
• Manages and/or contributes to information technology projects

5. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer security, or related discipline or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Three years of experience in Information Technology which includes at least two years of experience in cyber security.

We support transparency, equity, and fairness in our compensation program and provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range based on data-driven market analysis for each position. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $89,000-$143,000. Individual salary within this range will be commensurate with the incumbent's experience, unique skills and qualifications, and other relevant factors.

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