Cybersecurity Operations Specialist, SIEM Services

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Springfield, VA
Salary
$128,039–$173,229 / yr
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General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Cybersecurity Operations Specialist, SIEM Services

As a Cybersecurity Operations Specialist at GDIT, you will join the Cybersecurity Data Analysis Services team in Springfield, VA, focusing on maintaining and enhancing Security Information Event Management (SIEM) capabilities. Your daily tasks include ensuring system availability with 99.99% uptime, detecting and addressing SIEM data flow issues within an hour, and performing routine maintenance according to change management processes. You will also develop and implement new features for the SIEM platform, create alerting rules, and generate playbooks to support cybersecurity operations. The role requires expertise in ArcSight SIEM, ElasticSearch, Kibana, and Linux administration, along with a strong background in threat intelligence and incident response within the Intelligence Community standards framework.

What you'll do

  • Maintain system availability and reliability with a threshold of 99.99%
  • Detect and ticket degradations in SIEM data flows within 60 minutes of start
  • Perform day-to-day maintenance and scheduled activities according to change management processes
  • Execute emergency maintenance actions approved by the Government and coordinated through CSOC
  • Configure all assets assigned to the service in accordance with Federal, DoD, IC laws and policies

What we're looking for

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance required
  • DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II and CSSP Infrastructure Support certifications needed
  • 6+ years of experience with SIEM systems and development projects
  • Expertise in Linux (RHEL) administration and engineering
  • Proficiency in creating and tuning SIEM playbooks, rules, and filters
  • Experience supporting Cybersecurity Operations Cells (CSOC)
  • Strong skills in troubleshooting event flow and format parsing for SIEM tools

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