Cyber Incident Management Analyst - 1st Shift (Cybersecurity)

Location: Onsite in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The role supports onsite incident response for civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners.

Salary: $77,000–$163,000 per year, based on qualifications, relevant experience, and expertise.

Company

hirify.global provides cyber, data operations, systems integration, intelligence mission support, and software modernization services for Government, defense, civil, intelligence, and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Research resolution steps and workarounds to mitigate Computer Network Defense incidents.
• Analyze criminal, insider, hacktivist, and nation-state threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Detect and defend against intrusions across small- and large-scale IT networks and perform cursory log analysis.
• Identify incident causes, infection vectors, vulnerabilities, and attack methods.
• Track and document incidents from initial detection through final resolution while coordinating information across organizational components.
• On assigned shifts, triage incidents for Indicators of Compromise and escalate cases to specialized analysts.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and the ability to obtain DHS Suitability are required.
• At least 2 years of directly relevant experience in cyber incident management or cybersecurity operations.
• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies, the NCCIC National Cyber Incident Scoring System, attack stages, vulnerabilities, and associated attacks.
• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, regulations, operational threat environments, system administration, and operating system hardening.
• Bachelor’s degree in Incident Management, Operations Management, Cybersecurity, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma with 4–6 years of incident management or cybersecurity experience.

Nice to have

• GCIH, GCFA, GISP, GCED, CCFP, or CISSP certification.
• Additional knowledge of system and application security threats, including buffer overflows, cross-site scripting, injections, race conditions, covert channels, replay attacks, return-oriented attacks, and malicious code.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment supporting a critical U.S. Government cybersecurity mission.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage.
• 401(k) plan, paid time off, holidays, and additional insurance benefits.
• Collaborative work across physical locations.