Cybersecurity Specialist

Duties

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

• Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify suspicious and malicious activity.
• Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, and intrusion detection system [IDS] logs) to identify possible threats to network security.
• Work with court units within the circuit to provide incident response to any possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities, and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
• Monitor external data sources (e.g., cyber defense vendor sites, Computer Emergency Response Teams, Security Focus) to maintain currency of cyber defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise.
• Notify CISO of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan.
• Provide expert technical support to circuit-wide cyber defense technicians to resolve cyber defense incidents, track them, and document them from initial detection through final resolution.
• Perform real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, and direct system remediation) tasks to court unit Incident Response Teams (IRTs).
• Maintain knowledge of applicable cyber defense policies, regulations, and compliance documents specifically related to cyber defense auditing.
• Perform technical and non-technical (i.e., people and operations) risk and vulnerability assessments of relevant technology focus areas (e.g., local computing environment, network and infrastructure, enclave boundary, supporting infrastructure, and applications).
• Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations that enable remediation.
• Create and employ methodologies, templates, guidelines, checklists, procedures, and other documents to establish repeatable processes across the circuit’s information technology security services.
• Oversee and document all technical remediations from beginning to end.
• Travel within the circuit (Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) as required.
• Perform occasional off-hour work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Applicants must possess (1) an undergraduate degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Computer Forensics, or a similar field of study from an accredited college or university; (2) excellent problem solving skills; (3) an understanding of cybersecurity principles, including threat modeling, risk assessment, and security controls; and (4) knowledge of security tools, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and anti-virus software, and experience in managing and maintaining them.
• Qualified applicants must also possess outstanding written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal and analytical skills; and the ability to work amicably and professionally as part of a team.
• As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must successfully complete a background investigation with periodic updates every five years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An advanced degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Computer Forensics or a similar field of study from an accredited college or university. Experience with configuring, maintaining, and using Websense, Tenable Security Center/Nessus, and Splunk. Prior experience working with computer networks, endpoints and network management tools, including the understanding of principles, practices, and techniques of data communication and network management. Federal court experience and/or experience working with court-related computer systems.

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