Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response Administrator – Senior with Secret Clearance

Responsibilities & Qualifications

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Incident Response Administrator to join our team supporting an ITES task order.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• Ten (10) or more years of experience in Cybersecurity, Incident Response, or closely related technical areas.
  • Extensive knowledge with Army enterprise cybersecurity tools, SIEM platforms, and monitoring systems.
• High proficiency in building and managing SIEM dashboards, ingesting relevant data, and generating alerts.
• Demonstrated expertise in investigating and responding to cybersecurity events and anomalies.
• Proven experience developing audit-ready reports to meet regulatory and security requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of PKI infrastructure, digital certificates, and encryption protocols.
• Familiarity with reviewing and responding to Army Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs) and collaborating with Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSPs).
• Experience with DoD/Army cybersecurity compliance standards and the Risk Management Framework (RMF).
• Hands-on involvement in application security, SW assurance, and secure system design evaluations
  • Experience with incident response coordination, evidence handling, and containment procedures.
  • Understanding Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Configuration Management (CM)
  • Knowledge of Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) and associated communication protocols.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills

• Demonstrated experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts within federal environments. This includes the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Federal Civil agencies, and military organizations. Prior experience supporting the same or similar contract, with an in-depth understanding of the customer environment, requirements, and operational landscape, is highly desirable.

Certifications

• Must hold a current Cybersecurity Certification such as:
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
• ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional).
• CompTIA Security+.
• CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker).

Clearance

• Secret – IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive Clearance or Tier 3 (T3) investigation.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related technical field—or equivalent years of experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage, configure, and maintain Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems to meet DoD and Army cybersecurity requirements.
• Deploy, install, and maintain infrastructure components that support SIEM functionality and event log ingestion.
• Create and manage SIEM dashboards that provide clear, actionable visualizations for detecting security anomalies in near real-time.
• Monitor SIEM dashboards to detect threats and abnormal behavior; investigate events and escalate incidents as necessary.
• Develop custom reports and queries to support audit requirements and validate security controls.
• Provide Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support, including management of SSL/TLS certificates and related cryptographic services.
• Monitor and enforce DoD and Army web application security standards and best practices.
• Review and respond to Army Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs) and coordinate actions with Army Cyber Security Service Providers (CSSPs).
• Participate in Software Assurance (SwA) reviews to validate audit logs and application security events.
• Evaluate Information Systems Design Plans, architecture diagrams, and configuration documentation for compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies, regulations, and best practices.
• Support incident response workflows and collaborate with other cybersecurity stakeholders to ensure rapid containment and recovery.

Overview

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.

• Locations: Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Radford 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: Less than 10%

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

U.S. Citizen

Secret clearance

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.

OTHER INFORMATION

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

Additional Job Information

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. Apply now to explore jobs with us at www.TekSynap.com. 

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. 

TekSynap is a drug-free workplace. We reserve the right to conduct drug testing in accordance with federal, state, and local laws. All employees and candidates may be subject to drug screening if deemed necessary to ensure a safe and compliant working environment.

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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, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, 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. TekSynap is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an application, please contact [email protected] for assistance.