The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your technical expertise and grow your skills to provide technical solutions in support of our warfighters? We’re looking for an Red Team Penetration Tester to help test, configure, and maintain Military critical operating systems. As an Red Team Penetration Tester on our project, you’ll work with other technical experts to help our customer overcome tough challenges and help improve the readiness of military units to perform their roles. Your communication skills will come in handy as you share your experience and work as a vital member of a team to solve daily challenges as we support and improve military cybersecurity.

Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where you can nourish your cyber career through mentoring, the opportunity to leverage new resources, and the ability to gain in-demand certifications to sharpen your skill set. With opportunities supporting both the private and public sectors across multiple geographies, your career is only limited by your own appetite for exploration. Work with us to secure our systems, networks, and crucial infrastructures.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

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You Have:

• Experience with implementing red team assessment methods, tools, and techniques
• TS/SCI clearance
• HS diploma or GED and 7+ years of experience in Information Technology or Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of experience in Information Technology
• Linux Computing Environment (CE) Certification
• Windows Computing Environment (CE) Certification
• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) or GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN) Certification
• DoD Approved 8570 Information Assurance Technician Level III (IAT-III) Certification, including CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, GCIH, or CCSP
• Completion of the Red Team Apprentice or Offensive Methodology Analysis, Red Team Operations

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, and Kali Linux
• Python Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $96,600.00 to $220,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

Company Overview:

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Position:

Cybersecurity Analyst

Division/Office:

Information of Technology and Information System

Bulletin No:

03122023

Salary Range:

$90,000-$95,000 (Commensurate with Experience)

Opening Date:

September 11, 2024

Closing Date:

Open until filled

First Source:

N/A

• The Cybersecurity Analyst’s role is to provide expertise for Cyber Threat management activities. This person will interact with the information technology teams to respond to incidents, and drive security initiatives. In this role, the ideal candidate will also provide general advice and guidance on topics related to information security, threat management, security monitoring, and incident response.
• Provide support for alert triage and analysis for security threats and risks alerting from security solutions.
• Perform root cause analysis to identify attack vectors and provide mitigation recommendations to prevent future attacks.
• Serve as an escalation point and subject matter expert during incident investigations.
• Develop detections for identified threats and 0-day exploits.
• Enhance the maturity of the security posture by creating new use cases, identifying security gaps, and performing continuous assessments of current security capabilities.
• Experience utilizing Cyber Threat Intelligence to conduct structured and unstructured Threat-hunting.
• Participate in the creation of enterprise security documents (policies, standards, baselines, guidelines, and procedures) under the direction of IT leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or college diploma in the field of Cybersecurity and 3 years of experience working directly in a Cybersecurity Center, or on a Computer Incident Response Team (CISRT).
• Proficient with security solutions and platforms (Checkpoint, SIEM, EDR, SOAR, UEBA, SEG, TIP).
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point) and Windows 10 Operating System.
• One or more of the following certifications:
• CompTIA Security+
• GIAC Information Security Fundamentals
• Must be able to work sensitively and effectively with individuals of diverse educational, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or college diploma in the field of Cybersecurity and 5 years of experience working with Checkpoint, Cisco, and Microsoft Windows environment.
• Experience troubleshooting network-related issues.
• Strong understanding of IP, TCP/IP, and other network administration protocols.
• Information Systems Security Professional - CISSP certification a plus.

• In the event that an offer is extended, the selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a criminal background check and/or FBI fingerprinting, as well as pre-employment drug screening, as applicable for the position.
• This position IS NOT covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the CWA Union.

To be considered for this position:

Submit your cover letter and resume to the Career Center Online.

UPO is an Equal Opportunity Employer

TRISTAR is seeking several Information Security Specialist II for our government customer in Bloomington, IN<br>- The Information Security Specialist II will maintain awareness of emerging cyber threat intelligence and trends, including, but not limited to, common vulnerabilities and exposures, indicators of compromise, zero-day attacks, social engineering campaigns, and other hacking techniques

• Respond to all system and/or network security incident
• Develop, update, and maintain relevant technical documentation and guidance
• Coordinate relevant duties with Systems Administrators
• Identify, research, and resolve technical and operational problems
• Perform network administration tasks such as adding/configuring network devices, managing routers, switches
• Additionally managing routers, switches, VPNs, VLANs, network segmentation
• Evaluating network security controls and implementing improvements
• Deploying new firewalls, switches, network devices and connections

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in Cyber Security
• 2+ years of recent network administration expertise
• 2+ years of networking of multi-site WAN and LAN environment
• Familiarity with TCP/IP protocols, LAN/WAN configuration and secure routing, and firewall protocols.
• Candidate should have significant (5+ years) troubleshooting experience with networks, latency, connectivity problems, etc.
• Windows Desktop, Windows Server, Linux and network troubleshooting support
• Strong knowledge of networking technologies and WAN communications including TCP/IP (routing and subnetting)
• MUST be a US Citizen
• Must have active Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain one

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or other Information Technology related fields
• Security Plus certification required before start date

COVID Policy: TRISTAR does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed in accordance with contract when work is performed at a customer site.

TRISTAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status