Cybersecurity Services Provider Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES

· In support of the DTRA IT Cybersecurity department, the Cybersecurity Service Provider Lead will provide the required resources and expertise to support 24x7x365 cybersecurity monitoring and response across DTRA’s distributed network operations environment. Working with the DTRA IT, the CSSP Lead will coordinate with the government customer to lead and direct the daily efforts of the three CSSP teams: Detect and Response, Protect, and Sustain. This role is responsible for providing Cybersecurity based awareness to the government customer to ensure that policy makers and decision makers are properly informed. The CSSP lead will generate proper reporting and communication to relay the team’s efforts with the customer and issue guidance and direction that aligns with the IT-CS mission. The CSSP Lead is responsible for the 30 personnel between the three teams and the daily scheduling of analysts, engineers, and other team members. The CSSP Lead will provide technical direction, training, and support as needed as an expert in the Cybersecurity field to build the team’s skills and abilities to ensure top performance.

· The CSSP Lead is responsible for Cybersecurity compliance with the customer, audit performance, and communications with the customer and higher headquarters.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Fifteen (15) years of experience

· Top-Secret Clearance required

· DoD 8570 compliant certifications (IAT II and CSSP IR)

· Practical experience with Cybersecurity Incident Response (Preparation, Detection, etc.)

· Prior leadership experience – Minimum (5) five years

· Practical experience with Cyber threat hunting and analysis

· Experience training subordinates and team members

· Familiar with Splunk architecture and capabilities

· Experience with packet capture analysis

· Microsoft Defender experience

· Cloud Security Monitoring experience

· Splunk Core Certified User demonstrated experience

· MITRE ATT&CK knowledge and experience

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

· TS/SCI

· Malware Analysis experience

· SEIM experience

· HBSS experience

· Tanium experience

· Security Stack installation experience

· IDS use and installation experience

We are seeking a CSSP Lead to support our Prime Contract with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir. This position requires an active Top-Secret Clearance and a DOD IAT level II and CSSP Incident Responder certification is required.

TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday. May be requested to work evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: 1-2 weeks/annually (rare deployment occasions and training attendance)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

Citizenship: US Citizen

Maintain an active Top Secret clearance

Active Certifications: IAT Level II, CSSP IR

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as “protected status”). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.