Senior Cyber Defence Analyst (Blue Team)

Your New RoleThis is an opportunity to join a team of highly skilled and innovative network defenders, and the best group of individuals out there. Leidos’ Cybersecurity Intelligence and Response Team (CSIRT) has an immediate opening for a motivated Cyber Defense Analyst.Our goal is to stay ahead of, and maintain a technical advantage over our adversaries using the latest technical advancements, including custom built cybersecurity capabilities. As a key part of the team, your responsibilities will include threat hunting, and tactical analysis of ongoing attacks by criminal and nation state actors.You will perform data analysis, incident response, investigative analysis, and research on existing and emerging cyber threats, particularly those directed against Leidos' global networks.Role responsibilities include:Analyze network and host activity associated with both successful and unsuccessful intrusions by advanced attackers.Perform network traffic analysis utilizing raw packet data, net flow, IDS, and custom sensor output.Support enterprise incident response effortsLeverage understanding of tactics, techniques and procedures associated with advanced threats to create and add custom signatures that mitigate highly dynamic threats to the enterpriseEmploy advanced forensic tools and techniques for attack reconstruction and intelligence gatheringProactively research emerging cyber threats. Apply analytical understanding of attacker methodologies and tactics, system vulnerabilities, and key indicators of attacks and exploits.