Cybersecurity Specialist - Clearance Required

Overview

LMI is seeking a skilled Cybersecurity Specialist with a concentration in Cyber Hunting in a fully remote role with the ability to travel to our client facility in Atlanta, GA as needed. Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance is required.

LMI is a consultancy dedicated to improving the business of government, drawing from deep expertise in advanced analytics, digital services, logistics, and management advisory services. Established as a private, not-for-profit organization in 1961, LMI is a trusted third party to federal civilian and defense agencies, free of commercial and political bias. We operate completely free of political and commercial bias, and we are entirely aligned with the goals of our clients. Our clients value our specialized services in logistics, intelligence, homeland security, health care, and energy and environment markets. We believe government can make a difference, and we seek talented, hardworking people who share that conviction. We offer a generous compensation package with excellent benefits that start the first day of employment. Business casual dress, flex time, and tuition reimbursement are a few of our many work-life benefits available to our employees. LMI is The Washington Post's Top Work Places in 2021!

Responsibilities

• Look for evidence of malicious cyber activity or attempts against government systems. If uncovered, indicators associated with the activity are communicated to government cybersecurity teams.
• Directly support cyber incident response activities and brief Senior Leadership with the information required to make informed decisions and assume risks while still accomplishing the critical mission.
• Conduct extensive searches utilizing indicators of compromise (IOCs) or known TTP signature information provided by cyberthreat intelligence partners.
• Develop signatures or rules for Enterprise Tools to identify suspicious or malicious activity within government logs or network traffic and residents on government systems.
• Automate data collection and analysis procedure utilizing enterprise security tools along with scripting languages.
• Enter findings into the designated threat portal and communicate the findings to incident response points of contact.
• Develop reporting on discovered threats along with recommended remediation.
• Share, upon request, created reports, signatures and associated documentation across the government.
• Support direct coordination and collaboration with key intra and interagency cyber security partners.
• Maintain personal and organizational interactions to enhance stakeholder relations and actively promote rapport with customers.
• Draft, review, staff, file, and update a variety of documents (e.g., memorandums, information papers, presentations, issue papers, meeting minutes, etc.).
• Deliver senior-level presentations and briefings.
• The contractor shall coordinate (i.e., prepare the meeting announcement, agenda, and presentation materials), participate in (i.e., provide verbal comment/recommendation concerning technical and management matters), and follow-up (i.e., develop meeting minutes and after-action correspondence for government review and approval) for all meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science for information technology-related field or equivalent years of experience.
• At least 4-7 years of experience in a relevant field or work environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of remote/virtual meeting environments such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx.
• Strong working knowledge of Malware Analysis & Threat Intelligence, including Cyber Threat Intelligence, Malware Analysis, Forensics & Media Exploitation and identifying and extracting actionable intelligence for various storage medium.
• Strong knowledge of Cybersecurity, specifically Threat Intel & Forensics and Specialized Investigative Skills.
• Have knowledge of known Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors and their Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs.)
• Strong organizational skills (e.g. time management, communication, setting goals, delegation, working under pressure, self-motivation, analytical thinking, and attention to detail).
• Proficiency in written and oral communications.