Cyber Countermeasures Engineer

By Light provides a broad range of hardware, software, engineering, and IT integration services. Headquartered in McLean, VA, we support defense, civilian, commercial, and health IT customers worldwide.

Provide direct mission support to government customers at Ft. Meade, MD.
• Serve as the cyber operations Subject Matter Expert for a new emerging cyber capability.
• Work directly with customer and commercial vendor cyber fusion/threat analyst teams to integrate new capabilities into defensive cyber operations
• Ensure cyber capability is effective in supporting desired mission outcomes.
• Provide critical integration between customer and commercial vendor teams
• Analyze Cyber Threat Intelligence or DoD orders and recommend actions to address emerging threats.

* Primary duty location is Defense Information Systems Agency, Ft. Meade, MD.
* 2+ years of experience in defensive cyber analyst role
* Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (ex. Sec+)
* Hands on SIEM experience, preferably with Splunk, to include configuration, query development, log review/analysis, and correlation of event data
* Experience with cyber operations and cyber operation planning processes
* Understands malicious cyber actor TTPs and cyber threat frameworks such as Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework
* Understands Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and how to integrate CTI into defensive cyber operations

* Hands on SIEM experience, preferably with Splunk, to include configuration, query development, log review/analysis, and correlation of event data

* 5+ years of experience in cyber analyst role, preferably supporting DGFC or JFHQ

* Experience with regex and signature development

* Experience with coding/scripting

* Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP and/or GIAC certifications

* Splunk certifications

* 5+ years of experience in cyber operations role - either offensive or defensive
* Experience coordinating and/or executing real-world cyber operations
* Penetration testing experience
* Technical briefing and writing skills

Salary Minimum: Jr Level - $140,000

Salary Maximum: Jr Level - $160,000

Salary Minimum: Mid: Level - $160,000

Salary Maximum: Mid Level - $180,000

Salary Minimum: Sr. Level $170,000

Salary Maximum: Sr. Level $185,000

The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.