Senior Cyber Defense Incident Responder

Description & Requirements

At Maximus, we're proud to be celebrating our 50th year in business, with strong financial performance - including $1.4B in revenue this quarter and 15% growth in our Federal services group.

We've also been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace and a VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer in 2024.

Maximus is seeking a Senior Cyber Defense Incident Responder for an onsite position in Washington, DC (near Union Station).

Becoming part of Maximus means joining a team that offers:



* A generous annual allowance for education or professional certification



* Free access to robust certification and training programs to help you grow your career



* Strong career path with support for internal mobility



* A collaborative, respectful work environment with supportive leadership



* Comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and more

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS058, T4, Band 7

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:



* Respond to cyber incidents, including handling SOC IR phone calls and emails from clients and customer points of contact.


* Support detection, response, mitigation, and reporting of cyber threats affecting internal and external client networks.


* Maintain knowledge of current vulnerabilities, response, and mitigation strategies used in the cybersecurity operation center.


* Develop documentation, reports, briefs, and review SOPs with customers to accurately depict the current threat landscape and associated risks affecting client networks.


* Provide analysis of correlated information sources to clients as notified by the Cyber SOC Team Lead or Government Watch Officer.


* Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in investigations for potential incidents at the SOC Tier 1 level.


* Analyze and report cyber threats, assisting in deterring, identifying, monitoring, investigating, and analyzing computer network intrusions.


* Collaborate with SOC federal staff, Shift Lead, and Senior Analyst to analyze, triage, contain, and remediate security incidents.


* Follow Federal IRP, SOC SOPs, and other documentation procedures to work effectively while focusing on process improvement.


* Possess knowledge of multiple technology and system types.


* Articulate the incident response lifecycle clearly.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:



* Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in cyber defense incident handling.

Additional professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.


* 7+ years of SOC experience, including 3+ years in a senior or lead role, with direct experience in incident handling and response activities.


* Knowledge of security tools and the security stack.


* Hands-on experience with Splunk SIEM, including at least one year as a cybersecurity or security operations analyst.


* Basic understanding of network protocols and packet analysis tool...