Insider Threat Analyst and Team Lead with Security Clearance

Requires US Citizenship Employment Term and Type: Regular, Full Time Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI CI Polygraph Required Education: B.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline or equivalent work experience Athena Technology Group, Inc. is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) focused on Information Technology and Communications consulting, system engineering, integration, deployment and operation of state of the art command and control and information systems that deliver critical network centric solution to the warfighter. With a proven track record of technical support to our customers, we are looking for innovative industry professionals to join our team. JOB DESCRIPTION: ATG is currently seeking an insider threat analyst to work with a small team of data analysts to monitor and detect security events, and identify unusual and malicious activity on an enterprise IT system for the Department of Defense. This position is for a sold and funded full-time, salaried employee and will assist in supporting the Army User Activity Monitoring Program (AUAMP) in evaluating threat landscapes (internal and external), thoroughly reviewing targeted events, and creatively developing SIEM tool content to enhance capabilities. ATG needs an energetic and creative analyst to analyze system and user activity on an ongoing basis, and to enhance this capability over time using a suite of SIEM tools. The analyst will be required to develop new monitoring capabilities to satisfy business and security requirements, refine existing alerts, reports and dashboards, and to influence architectural and engineering decisions to enhance the team's ability to detect insider threats. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity Must possess identifiable and specific experience in UAM event analysis or a related field (e.g. Computer Network Defense (CND), insider threat, or cybersecurity) experience; or identifiable and specific experience working as an insider threat or cybersecurity analyst 3+ years of experience using data analytics tools to query big data and derive meaningful business and/or threat intelligence products 2+ years of experience with SIEM Tool query language (e.g. Splunk Enterprise, etc.). Thorough understanding of insider threat indicators and malicious use cases on an Enterprise IT system Ability to translate and document analyst activities into repeatable processes B.S. degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline or equivalent work experience DOD 8570 IAT II certification (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP) PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERINECE: Specific and identifiable experience working in a security operations center, network operations center or comparable analysis center, preferably in the Department of Defense or intelligence SIEM tool certification Threat hunting, incident response or penetration testing experience or certification(s) Experience working in a Cybersecurity Operations Center. Engineering or architecture experience with enterprise SIEM tools Engineering or architecture experience with Commercial Cloud services Technical writing and detailed documentation of networks, systems, applications and personnel procedures. Specific and identifiable experience supporting a CND, UAM, or cybersecurity program through one or more of the following activities: a. CND, UAM, or cybersecurity tool signature or policy development b. Applying statistics to evaluate received data c. Analysis tradecraft enhancements through process improvements d. Developing data visualization techniques, tactics, or procedures to enhance data analysis e. Experience writing cybersecurity incident assessment reports SECURITY CLEARANCE: US Citizenship and an active DoD TOP SECRET/SCI Clearance are required for the position Salary will be commensurate with experience. ATG is a growing company and there will be opportunities for internal advancement. ATG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Work Location: