Cyber Threat Emulation Analyst 101856

Cyber Threat Emulation Analyst 
Location: Colorado Springs, CO (Schriever SFB) 
Required Clearance: Secret  

Since 1999, ITEC has been a powerhouse in supporting mission-critical programs for the DoD and Intelligence community, building a solid reputation along the way. At ITEC, we don’t just care for our employees—we champion them with competitive salaries, an outstanding employee care program, and a benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and a 401k.

U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a US Citizen and will be subject to a background investigation.  

Job Responsibilities:

• The Mid-Level Cyber Threat Emulation Analyst supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The candidate will:
• Perform Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)/Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) duties outlined in Evaluator Scoring Metrics (ESM).
• Perform cybersecurity duties on customer networks (proactively and reactively) to improve enterprise-wide security posture.
• Analyze correlated assets, threat, and vulnerability data against known adversary exploits and techniques to determine impact and improve network defensive posture.
• Support the development, establishment, review and update of DCO procedures, processes, manuals, and other documentation.
• Measures effectiveness of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
• Generate vulnerability assessment reports for customers and escalate for further review.
• Support Incident Response across the enterprise IAW DoD regulations and instructions.
• Lead cyber events and incident investigations from start to conclusion, to include gathering data, analysis, and reporting.
• Assist in developing an Exploitation Analyst training plan by instructing, evaluating, and mentoring junior, mid, and senior analysts.
• Receive, review, and implement directed Higher Headquarters Tasking Orders (HHQ) and/or Fragmentary Orders weekly.
• Perform Cyber Threat Emulation (CTE) actions with Automated Security Validation toolset as directed by HHQ.
• Execute CTE actions within the approved network zones with the specific adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) documented in each engagement to assess toolset detection and alerting.
• Create custom dashboards and reports to communicate post engagement analysis of each CTE engagement, including identified vulnerabilities, recommended remediation steps, assessment of the system's security posture, and incident response to government within a specified amount of time after completion of engagement.
• Draft and submit Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs) to remediate issues found in report finding during CTE actions.
• Collaborate with the Cyberspace Domain Awareness (CDA) to develop evaluation criteria and methodologies aligned with HHQ inspection requirements and industry best practices. 

Desired Skills:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Cybersecurity, Computer Science or related field.
• Have experience with Cyber Threat Emulation tools, policies, and procedures.
• Have experience operating custom software on top of a Linux platform.
• Have experience with security analysis and solutions in a WAN/LAN environment to include Routers, Switches, Network Devices, and Operating Systems (e.g., Windows, and Linux).
• Have experience with other Security Operations Centers (SOC)/DCO tools/applications, such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems / Intrusion Prevention Systems, Network Security Manager, Bluecoat, Barracuda, etc.
• Have experience performing security compliance scans across a WAN (ACAS/Nessus preferred)
• Have a background in configuration, troubleshooting, and deployment of host-based security (ESS preferred).
• Be able to mentor and train personnel in an evolving, high-paced environment.
• Be familiar with DoD Security Operations Centers (SOC) (aka CSSP).
• Be familiar with DCO/Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP)-guiding security policies and procedures.
• Have an active DoD Top Secret clearance.  

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