Incident Response Analyst, Overnight Shift
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Incident response analyst protecting the Federal Reserve’s economic, financial, and payments systems. Triaging security events, conducting network forensics, and responding to cyberattacks overnight.
Responsibilities:
- Investigate and respond to security events within the Federal Reserve System with minimal oversight
- Perform security event triage and analysis using knowledge of current security threats and techniques
- Analyze high volumes of security event data from multiple sources to identify suspicious and malicious activity
- Perform postmortem analysis of traffic flows
- Conduct network forensics
- Conduct follow-up analysis throughout the incident life cycle
- Complete projects and tasks associated with security monitoring, detection, and incident response
- Analyze relevant data sources for attack indicators and potential network and host compromises
- Respond to data exfiltration, DDoS, malware, insider risk, phishing, and other attack vectors
- Develop scripts and tools to improve incident detection and response efficiency
- Interface with NIRT customers and stakeholders
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with 3+ years of relevant work experience
- In-depth understanding of information technologies and information security topics
- SIEM/SOAR utilization skills for analyzing security events from multiple monitoring and logging sources
- Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
- Knowledge of common adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
- Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities
- Knowledge of cyber-attack stages
- Knowledge of system files containing relevant information and where to find them
- Knowledge of attack indicators and potential network and host compromises
- Knowledge of current security threats, techniques, and the information security landscape
- Understanding of IT infrastructure designs, technologies, products, and services
- Knowledge of networking protocols, firewall functionality, host and network intrusion detection systems, operating systems, databases, encryption, and load balancing
- One or more relevant security certifications/degrees and/or commensurate experience
- Ability to communicate complex information through verbal, written, and/or visual means
- Ability to evaluate information for reliability, validity, and relevance
- Ability to function effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Ability to collaborate with analysts and experts
- Ability to think critically and think like threat actors
- Ability to develop productive working relationships with business and operational professionals
- United States citizenship required
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future
- Must complete additional screening requirements, which may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks
- Ability to work three consecutive twelve-hour night shifts from 8:00pm–8:00am ET, with possible day shifts for coverage
Benefits:
- Ability to work remotely within a commutable distance to a Federal Reserve Bank location
- Shift differential while working the 3rd shift
- Four days off following three consecutive twelve-hour night shifts
- Equal employment opportunity and an environment where employees are valued for their differences
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