Junior Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator - TS/SCI w

Own your career as a Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator at GDIT. Here, you'll have the opportunity to build strong lines of cyber defense using cutting-edge technologies. Your work in cyber security at GDIT will have an impact on securing our clients' missions and ensuring we anticipate the threats of tomorrow.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cyber Intrusion Detection System Administrator you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

HOW A CYBER INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (Suricata, Palo Alto, and ArcSight) located at supporting customer's locations.
• Perform Enterprise Defense Countermeasure (DC) activities and coordination with other government agencies to record and prepare incident reports and analysis methodology and results.
• Monitor and analyze signature alerts from Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) for false positives.
• Provide technical enforcement of organizational security policies.
• Provide "tune-or-drop" recommendations towards the DC team's Signature Lifecycle Review procedure.
• Provide insight to Detection and Response teams on signature functionality and providing signature tuning as needed.
• Communicate with customers and teammates clearly and concisely.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participate in special projects as required.
• Position is day shift but may require evening, weekend or shift-work (depending on operational tempo).

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and experience will be considered.
• DoD Approved Baseline 8570 IAT II (Sec+, CySA+, CND, etc.) and DoD Approved Baseline 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support (CEH, CySA, CND, etc.) certifications required prior to start date.
• GIAC Continuous Monitoring (GMON) or equivalent certification within first 120 days of employment is required.
• Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a Polygraph.

• Required Skills and Abilities:
  
  • Experience authoring Snort signatures.
  • Experience authoring Yara rules.
  • Experience with Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).

• Preferred Skills:
  
  • Experience in intrusion detection and prevention systems.
  • Proficient in network security technologies and protocols.
  • Dashboarding in Splunk.
  • Palo Alto Certification Next-Generation Firewall

Location: On Customer Site

• Bolling AFB, Washington D.C
• Annapolis Junction, MD

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Work Requirements