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Lead IR Manager

Nightwing
Arlington, USA
Full-time
Lead · 10+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
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Responsibilities:

  • · Lead and manage a team of 10-15 cyber triage analysts, ensuring coverage and operational readiness
  • · Establish and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for ticket intake, triage, and escalation processes
  • · Coordinate with CISA divisions, FBI, NSA, and other interagency partners to ensure seamless information sharing and threat response
  • · Oversee quality assurance of triage assessments and analyst recommendations
  • · Conduct daily operational briefings and provide situational awareness to JCDC leadership
  • · Manage team training programs and professional development initiatives
  • · Serve as escalation point for complex or sensitive threat intelligence requiring senior-level coordination
  • · Develop and maintain metrics dashboards tracking triage team performance and threat trends
  • · Participate in strategic planning for JCDC triage capability enhancement
  • · Foster relationships with sector-specific Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) and private sector partners

Required Skills:

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
  • Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
  • · 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, threat intelligence, or SOC environments
  • · 3+ years in a supervisory or team lead capacity
  • · Deep understanding of cyber threat landscape, attack vectors, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  • · Proven experience coordinating with federal agencies and interagency working groups
  • · Strong knowledge of incident response frameworks (NIST, SANS) and threat intelligence platforms
  • · Experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework and structured analytic techniques
  • · Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to brief senior leadership
  • · Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
  • Desired Skills:
  • Experience with DHS or CISA mission and operations
  • Experience the CISA NCISS National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
  • Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience with recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks- Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
  • Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
  • Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)
  • Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related discipline; Master’s degree in relevant field is preferred
  • Desired Certifications:
  • CISSP, GCTI, GCIH, or similar advanced certifications
  • Syndeo: ESS-3642
  • Salary & Benefits
  • The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
  • Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
  • Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Qualifications

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
  • Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
  • · 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity operations, threat intelligence, or SOC environments
  • · 3+ years in a supervisory or team lead capacity
  • · Deep understanding of cyber threat landscape, attack vectors, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  • · Proven experience coordinating with federal agencies and interagency working groups
  • · Strong knowledge of incident response frameworks (NIST, SANS) and threat intelligence platforms
  • · Experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework and structured analytic techniques
  • · Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to brief senior leadership
  • · Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
  • Experience with DHS or CISA mission and operations
  • Experience the CISA NCISS National Cyber Incident Scoring System to be able to prioritize triaging of incident
  • Knowledge of general attack stages (e.g., foot printing and scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience with recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks- Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
  • Knowledge of different operational threat environments (e.g., first generation [script kiddies], second generation [non nation-state sponsored], and third generation [nation-state sponsored])
  • Knowledge of system and application security threats and vulnerabilities (e.g., buffer overflow, mobile code, cross-site scripting, PL/SQL and injections, race conditions, covert channel, replay, return- oriented attacks, and malicious code)
  • CISSP, GCTI, GCIH, or similar advanced certifications
  • Syndeo: ESS-3642
  • Salary & Benefits
  • The salary associated with this position ($122,000-$253,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
  • Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
  • Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related discipline; Master’s degree in relevant field is preferred

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