CIRT Tier 2 Analyst

Job description

Responsibilities Peraton is seeking an experienced CIRT Tier 2 Analyst to join Peratons' Federal Strategic Cyber Mission program. Location: Beltsville, MD; On-site: Work Hours: Mid Shift, 22:00– 6:00 EST, SUN-THU. In this role, you will: - Detect, classify, process, track, and report on cyber security events and incidents. - Perform advanced in-depth analysis of coordinated Tier 1 alert triage and requests in a 24x7x365 environment. - Analyze logs from multiple sources (e.g., host logs, EDR, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, servers) to identify, contain, and remediate suspicious activity. - Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats. - Protect against and prevent potential cyber security threats and vulnerabilities. - Perform forensic analysis of hosts artifacts, network traffic, and email content. - Analyze malicious scripts and code to mitigate potential threats. - Conduct malware analysis to generate IOCs to identify and mitigate threats. - Collaborate with Department of State teams to analyze and respond to events and incidents. - Monitor and respond to the CIRT Security Orchestration and Automation Response (SOAR) platf...