Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Competitive Innovations, LLC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to conduct in-depth analysis of user activity data employing technical and non-technical disciplines to transform data into actionable information in support of a major federal agency customer.

Responsibilities

Analyze and report technical and intelligence information to provide indications, analysis, and trends identified through behavioral analysis of data
Examine and analyze data, prioritize significant events for further investigation, correlate information with other information sources to establish context, and compile noteworthy information into analytic reports for working groups and senior management
Review sensitive electronic and hard copy investigative and intelligence community reporting, collaborating with internal and external entities via working groups, conferences, or task forces, and preparing summary documents, briefings, assessments, graphical representations of data, and other written products
Perform data acquisitions from live hosts located worldwide using various Windows and forensics tools; and ensure chain of custody and control procedures
Conduct trend and anomaly analysis of user activity data and use data analytic and visualization tools
Partner with business areas to provide ad-hoc data reporting and perform hands-on quantitative, statistical, and operational analysis to determine and communicate meaningful and actionable patterns, trends, insights and recommendations
Perform assessments of malicious or suspicious activities to determine potential security risks
Prepare comprehensive and detailed court-ready case documentation and written notes and reports regarding findings
Develop program policies, processes, and procedures, provide user support, conduct group training sessions, and provide one-on-one tool training services to case agents and supporting personnel.

Qualifications:

TS Clearance (clearable to SCI)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related technical discipline is desired.
CISSP, CISM, Security+ desired
5 years of experience in engineer/analyst role; preferably in a cyber-security setting
Knowledgeable of database systems (Oracle and MS SQL); ability to write and execute SQL queries
Experience with PowerShell, Splunk, IBM SPSS platform using the Modeler module
Experience with designing and implementing data models to drive threat analysis
Knowledge of cyber threat indicators
Technical knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems
Experience working with open source and social media data platforms to evaluate suspicious or malicious activities
Strong quantitative and analytic abilities to analyze and validate data
Demonstrated expertise in deploying and maintaining tools to facilitate the flow of intelligence analysis and reports.
Good working knowledge and experience of behavioral, audit, security, and/or policy compliance analysis
Strong analytical skills and the ability to effectively research, write, communicate and brief to varying levels of audiences to include at the executive level
Previous experience managing cross functional and interdisciplinary project teams to achieve tactical and strategic objectives
Proficiency with MS Office Suite products (Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.) and Server