Cyber Security Operations Analyst with Security Clearance

We are seeking a Security Operations Analyst to manage and support mission-critical applications that are used to help halt the spread of weapons to terrorists or countries of concern, and to further important U.S. foreign policy objectives. We create systems and applications that protect the United States by preventing technologies and weapons from getting into the hands of terrorists and adversarial countries. Clearance Required: Active Secret
Experience
* 2+ years of SOC Analyst
* 2+ years of Cybersecurity
* SOC Datacenter to datacenter migrations
* Datacenter and cloud SOC experience
* Experience managing and supporting Microsoft product suites.
* Experience with NIST and FedRAMP * Management and administration of Active Directory, Citrix, Linux, VMware, RSA, and PIV card authentication, Veritas Netbackup, NetApp file services, Safe boot, encryption software/system, mail servers, SAN, DNS, NTP, Firewalls
* Nessus Security Scans or similar
* Experience working in a cleared government data center or cloud environment Education
* BS in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience
Highly Preferred
* Nutanix
* Azure Certifications
* DevSecOps
* BIS experience
* Support the administration of Microsoft’s O365 High cloud-based software.
* Support the administration of Microsoft’s Azure U.S. Government (MAG) on BIS’s
* Support the system administration of the FISMA-High mission applications
* Penetration Testing
Duties and Responsibilities
* Monitor Networks on-premise and cloud environments for security threats.
* Analyze servers, workstations, and other devices suspected to be compromised and accurately assess the scope and type of issue.
* FISMA-High network security operations center environment * Support the system administration of the FISMA-High mission applications
* Participate in security audits, risk analysis, and security reviews. Assist in the collection and analysis of investigative artifacts to support audits and assessments Help desk tickets referred to the mission applications support team.
* Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to management on the health, stability, utilization, and any changes made to the network’s infrastructure.
* Support the documentation of new and updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as a result of new tools, systems and/or processes.
* Log and track all network-related customer service requests from receipt of a request to completion of service via the ticketing tracking system in real-time.
* Respond to and resolve tickets within SLA standards via the IT Service Desk.
* Support network infrastructure diagrams and drawings.
* Safeguard U.S. Government-provided property, including keys, sensitive data, personal computers, miscellaneous office equipment, and furniture, and office/storage space, etc.
* Perform remedial maintenance after hours, during periods when it does not disrupt or impede the BIS customers.
* Perform preventative network maintenance and upgrades on network software and tools to ensure that network is operating at optimal performance.
* Implement security patches and bug fixes to mitigate security vulnerabilities and known defects in accordance with best practices and to be compliant with DOC security policies.
* Provide artifacts to support Accreditation and Authorization activities.
* Develop weekly activities reports and other reports * Morning report (daily) – an aggregated report drawing from multiple tools to give an overall view of network, machine, and software status. * Directors report (weekly) – provides a high-level view of the network using some information from morning reports. * FISMA report (weekly) – satisfies FISMA reporting requirements with information from directors’ reports. * Loading SOC tools – when machines are being imaged SOC tools are loaded for monitoring and maintenance purposes. (McAfee, Bromium, Belarc) Location: Department of Commerce, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 14th & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC 20230 (Remote during COVID-19)