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Incident Response Security Analyst
Kearney & Company
Alexandria, VA, United States
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Overview
Kearney & Company provides financial services exclusively to the Federal Government, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers.
The Incident Response Security Analyst will be responsible for evolving, executing, and maintaining the incident management program for a federal agency to ensure rapid detection and response to all information security incidents in accordance with FISMA, OMB and NIST at a minimum. This position will function at the Consultant level. They will work directly with the agency’s CSIRT Response Manager and CISO providing support to assist the Agency in the maturation of their Information Security Program. The position will be responsible for managing a team of functional and technical security professionals. This person will work closely with senior management, other team members, and operation teams to ensure security best practices are implemented across the agency.
Responsibilities
• Perform forensic analysis of electronic data sources (workstations, laptops, servers, mobile devices, etc.) in response to cyber incidents
• Investigate network intrusions to determine the cause and extent of the breach
• Preserve, harvest, and process electronic data according to the relevant policies and practices
• Research and maintain proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends in data hiding and network security and encryption
• Experience with forensics techniques/toolsets (e.g., EnCase Enterprise, EnCase eDiscovery, Tableau Writeblockers and Imagers, FTK suite, etc.)
• Evolve, execute and maintain the agency’s Information Security Architecture to ensure the minimization of time between detection and response by establishing a defense in depth architecture with emphasis on the proactive side of the “kill chain”
• Evolve, execute and maintain the Agency unclassified Insider Threat program by developing, executing and maintaining Threat and Protection Profiles for identified insider threat thus ensuring the effectiveness of the program
• Provide expertise and advise on Incident Management best practices across the public and private sectors
• Report on and communicate status of Incident Management initiatives to agency upper management
Qualifications
• A Bachelor's Degree in a related area is required
• A minimum of 5 years supporting an IT department of a public or private entity is required
• Candidate should be a Subject Matter Expert in Incident Management
• Prior experience communicating status of Incident Management Program areas to upper management is required
• Ability to work and lead by example in a highly collaborative environment with peers and senior government officials
• Ability to maintain a strong awareness of local, national and international trends/developments in the area of security
• Strong project management, technical writing and communication skills required
• “Web App – Vulnerability Scanning” experience
• Candidates should also have the following experience:
• IDS/IPS
• Incidence response
• Watchfloor
• EnCase
EEO Notice
Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.
Kearney & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law.
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