Job Details

Job Overview

Local Defender - Cybersecurity (SOC Analyst & Threat Analyst) at COLSA is a critical cybersecurity role responsible for protecting the organization's digital assets through proactive monitoring, analysis, and response to cyber threats. The role combines duties of an SOC Analyst and Threat Analyst to ensure a holistic defense against emerging threats. Key responsibilities include monitoring security logs, analyzing and reporting cyber incidents, reviewing CVEs, and implementing directives from NETCOM (Cyber Tasking Orders – CTO). Work is performed on-site with occasional on‑call duties for critical incidents in a collaborative, demanding environment requiring attention to emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

The preferred candidate will be well‑versed in common cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and adversarial TTPs. The candidate is expected to work with minimal guidance in a cross‑functional team, ensuring reports and recommendations are effectively communicated and actioned to support the Government customer and mission requirements.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts generated by SIEM platforms, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and endpoint detection tools to identify potential threats and anomalous behavior.
• Perform basic system administration functions on sensor capability systems and components, such as applying patches and updates if touch labor is required.
• Analyze data from installed OT sensors to identify patterns, trends, and assist with reports generated regarding system performance and health.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to sensor data, including malfunctioning sensors, communication problems, and data integrity problems if necessary.
• Analyze potential security incidents and investigate to determine scope, impact, root cause, and recommend effective remediation strategies.
• Perform triage on security incidents to identify root causes and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Conduct regular reviews of SIEM reports to identify patterns, trends, and potential vulnerabilities within the organization's infrastructure.
• Develop actionable recommendations based on SIEM data analysis to enhance detection capabilities, optimize alert configurations, and address identified gaps.
• Escalate critical incidents to senior leadership or appropriate teams and provide detailed incident summaries with proposed mitigation actions.
• Maintain accurate documentation of security events and incident‑handling procedures.
• Monitor and evaluate Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs) and other directives from NETCOM, ensuring compliance and timely implementation of mitigations.
• Conduct research on the latest organization's environment threat vectors, attack methodologies, and adversarial TTPs.
• Collaborate with other cybersecurity team members and the government customer to integrate threat intelligence into incident detection and response processes.
• Analyze CVEs, security bulletins, threat intelligence feeds, and security advisories to assess their relevance and potential impact to the mission and the organization's environment.
• Correlate threat intelligence with SIEM findings to identify and assess emerging threats.
• Develop and communicate proactive mitigation strategies based on threat landscape trends and adversary tactics.
• Generate detailed and actionable reports for leadership from SIEM platforms summarizing identified threats, incidents, and remediation steps.
• Provide recommendations for improving the organization's cybersecurity posture based on incident trends and threat intelligence.
• Maintain clear communication with cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment with security objectives and protocols.
• Generate detailed reports of threats, false positives, and actionable insights.
• Provide the Government customer and leadership with concise, data‑driven recommendations for enhancing the organization's cybersecurity defenses based on SIEM trends and incident analysis.
• Prepare summaries and status updates of security posture improvements resulting from SIEM data analysis and implemented recommendations.
• Support the configuration, tuning, and optimization of security monitoring tools, including SIEM and threat detection platforms.
• Work with the team to improve the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of OT sensor data collection and analysis.
• Conduct periodic reviews and updates of security tools to address gaps or inefficiencies.
• Participate in the testing and implementation of new security technologies as required.
• Collaborate with the team and the stakeholder community to fine‑tune SIEM configurations, including custom rule creation and log source integration, to improve threat detection accuracy.
• Conduct periodic evaluations of SIEM and related tools, providing recommendations for feature enhancements or additional capabilities.
• Support the testing and deployment of security solutions to ensure seamless integration with the existing monitoring infrastructure.

Benefits

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