Security Analyst
Herndon, VA

Job Description

Bay State Computers, Inc. is a professional services firm and a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) services and products to the U.S. Federal Government and Industry. Bay State brings together experienced IT professionals and the latest state-of-the-art technology tools, practices, and products to support projects and task order requirements for our customers. For more information about Bay State visit our website, connect with us on LinkedIn, or follow us on Twitter.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Security Analyst to join our team. The Security Analyst position in our client's SOC is a technical position that is primarily responsible for actively monitoring security threats and risks involving client infrastructure and end user environment. This includes timely review of security events generated by customer security devices and logs, investigation and triage of related data, and possible escalation to the client. The security analyst works within a 24x7x365 team to deliver monitoring services across multiple customers.

Key Responsibilities:

* Monitor and analyzing logs and alerts from a variety of cybersecurity technologies across multiple platforms.
* Assess the impact of security alerts and network traffic anomalies on customer systems
* Analyze and triaging security events received from multiple customers
* Create, track, and resolve tickets resulting from investigating and triaging security events
* Respond to technical security questions and concerns from clients
* Understand malicious actor attack vectors, techniques, and countermeasures
* Maintain awareness of current cybersecurity events, high profile vulnerabilities and compromises, and emerging technologies
* Conduct research on emerging security threats and their potential impact to clients.

Shift Schedule:

During the phone screening process for this position, we will ask you which two shift schedules you most prefer. Shifts consist of four 10-hour shifts as noted below:

* Days 1 - Sunday thru Wednesday (6AM - 4PM)
* Days 2 - Wednesday thru Saturday (6AM - 4PM)
* Mids 1 - Sunday thru Wednesday (1PM - 11PM)
* Mids 2 - Wednesday thru Saturday (1PM - 11PM)
* Nights 1 - Saturday thru Wednesday (10PM - 8AM)
* Nights 2 - Wednesday thru Saturday (10PM - 8AM)

Required Experience/Skills:

* Candidates must be U.S. Citizens
* Ability to obtain a security clearance.
* Strong problem solving ability.
* Basic knowledge of cybersecurity and computer networking.
* Candidate must successfully answer pre-screening questions regarding basic network and security concepts

Desired Experience/Skills

* BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of related work experience.
* Prior security analysis experience and/or prior experience working in a SOC environment
* Prior experience working with customers.
* DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level I/II or other industry related certifications (Examples include CompTIA A+, NET+ and SEC+)
* Previous experience with SIEM and/or other log correlation technologies.

Benefits: Full-time employees (permanent or contract employees who are employed for a term greater than 6 months) are eligible for benefits including time-off benefits, such as vacations and holidays, and insurance and other plan benefits.

Location: Herndon, VA

Bay State Computers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for this position regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.