Cyber Defense Analyst I

The Cyber Defense Analyst 1 monitors security events and detection systems for on-prem and Azure cloud environments.  Evaluates vulnerability and threat indicators for relevance and impact. Analyzes system configurations and data to identify system intrusions, unauthorized access and disclosures, misconfigurations, or policy violations. Alerts and communicates potential security incidents. Works as part of extended team across all functional IT areas. Responsible for maintaining and supporting Information Security in the areas of detection, prevention, audit, IT change management control, management of protected health information, segregation of duties and provisioning & deprovisioning of users. Performs duties and carries out responsibilities in the direction of the designated cybersecurity operations management and Information Security leadership.

Job Responsibilities:

• Triages and correlates security events and offenses upon receipt across cybersecurity operations platforms to include Microsoft Azure and Defender for O365 events 
• Escalates security events to security incidents based on established criteria.
• Identifies high impact vulnerabilities relative to the environment.
• Characterizes and analyzes network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.
• Receives and analyzes network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts.
• Provides timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
• Uses cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity.
• Contributes to the development and cataloging of cyber collection techniques including local and remote collection.
• Maintains current threat knowledge, including actors, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Maintains framework knowledge, such as NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK, and applies to daily activities.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (or 4 years of experience in lieu of degree)

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 24,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.