Cybersecurity Analyst / Specialist
Gibbs & Cox

Newport News, Virginia

Posted in Defence and Military


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Join a team with EXCELLENCE, LOYALTY and INTEGRITY!

Gibbs & Cox is an independent engineering and design firm specializing in naval architecture, marine engineering, management support, and engineering consulting. The firm is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with offices in New York City, New Orleans, LA, Newport News, VA, Chesapeake, VA, Philadelphia, PA, and Yarralumla, Australia. Gibbs & Cox is the largest independent and privately-owned Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Firm in the United States, and has been serving government, commercial, and recreational markets worldwide since 1929. Our quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 for design, engineering, program management, and administrative services.

Gibbs & Cox is an EEO/An Affirmative Action M/F/D/V Employer
General Description:
The Cybersecurity Analyst/Specialist performs systems and data threat analysis and enterprise-wide monitoring of systems and networks for cybersecurity threats. Performs baseline audits of usage of all information systems and provides feedback in the form of written and oral reports and metrics. Creates policies, performs data analysis, participates in incident response process, , Reviews and recommends additional resources required to meet requirements. Assists in building and deploying software enhancements. Participates in program and technical exchange meetings.

General Duties:

  • Monitoring of intrusion detection systems.
  • Creation of detailed intrusion and event reports.
  • Use SIEM tools such as Splunk, FireEye Helix, and Firepower to conducts log analysis and traffic monitoring in a Security Operations Center.
  • Conduct event triage and analysis and incident investigation
  • Perform hunting for malicious activity across the network and digital assets
  • Research and analyze vulnerabilities, identify relevant threats, recommend corrective action, summarize and report results.
  • Validate vulnerabilities remediation by reviewing application updates and deployed mitigations to verify resolution.
  • Perform audit and security compliance checks, including network penetration testing, vulnerability scans, and some other configuration analysis
  • Provide risk analysis for vulnerabilities, incidents and change requests.
  • Analyze results from security evaluation tools such as Tenable Nessus, Nmap, Wireshark, and Metasploit.
  • Assist in computer incident investigation, troubleshooting, and problem solving.
  • Analysis of network and system activity for anomalous or malicious actions.
  • Support of the prevention of damage to, protection of, and restoration of computers, electronic communications systems, electronic communications services, wire communication, and electronic communication
  • Ensure data availability, integrity, authentication, confidentiality, and nonrepudiation;
  • Create the tools needed to prevent, detect, mitigate, and reconstitute information systems.
  • Basic vulnerability awareness and able to determine applicability to customer environments, using data to establish attack attempts and success/failure
  • Maintain current threat awareness

Other Essential Functions

Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Must put forward a professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Must be able to interface with individuals at all levels of the organization both verbally and in writing. Must be well-organized with the ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously. Must work well under pressure to meet deadline requirements. Must be willing to travel as needed. Must take and pass a drug test.

Must be a US citizen.

Years of Experience:
Level I: 3+ years, Level II: 6+ years
Relevant experience with:
FireEye, Varonis, M365 Security, Windows Automation and Scripting, Windows Forensics
Certifications: MUST have a minimum of one of the following
A+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, Network+ CE, SSCP

Security Requirements:
Applicant will be subject to a security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements to obtain and maintain a security clearance issued by the US Government. In addition to the security clearance, this position may require an additional background screening for base access.


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