Incident Response Analyst

About

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. Founded in 2002, the company is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2023. Edgewater is committed to equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

Position Summary

Incident Response Analyst – support to an Edgewater Federal government contract. US Citizenship is required due to the nature of the contract and work.

Responsibilities

• Manning a 24x7x365 cybersecurity operations center and responding to alerts, notifications, communications, and providing incident response activities such as tracking the incident, communication with stakeholders, remediation and recovery actions, and reporting.
• Ensure reports are properly entered into the incident tracking system.
• Apply knowledge of cybersecurity incidents, anomaly analysis, log analysis, digital forensics, and common threat vectors to comprehend reports and determine additional actions required to resolve an incident.
• Follow established SOPs, policies, and procedures for escalation and notification of Federal leadership and reporting.
• Utilize Splunk SIEM effectively.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Information Management, Cyber Security, or related field (additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of education).
• 1+ years of cyber security experience.
• Strong foundation in cyber security, including networking and application layer protocols.
• Knowledge of the cyber kill chain or other frameworks.
• Operational understanding of enterprise networking and security tools (firewalls, antivirus, HIDS, IDS/IPS, proxy, WAF), Windows and Unix/Linux systems.
• Knowledge of digital investigations and incident response processes (detection, triage, analysis, remediation, reporting).
• Experience creating and tracking investigations to resolution.
• Understanding of information security threats, attacks, vulnerabilities, techniques, and exploits.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex alerts and investigate root causes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for all levels in government and industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tools such as FireEye, Microsoft Defender, phishing reporting tools, DLP solutions, Tenable, or other scanning tools.
• Experience working with cloud platforms.
• Basic scripting and Windows PowerShell knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Salary

• $60,000.00 – $85,000.00

Benefits

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre‑Tax 401(k) and/or After‑Tax Roth IRA with employer matching contribution
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program