Requirements
- 1-3 years in a SOC, cybersecurity 'blue team', or closely related role.
- Strong grasp of TCP/IP, OSI model, and common protocols (HTTP, DNS, SMTP).
- Windows/Linux/macOS fundamentals; Active Directory/Azure AD concepts; basic cloud logging.
- Experience with at least one SIEM and one EDR/XDR platform.
- Experience with ticketing/case management.
- Ability to craft queries using common languages; comfort with regex, JSON and APIs; basic scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills both with stakeholders, peers, and internal customers; able to operate under pressure in a shift or on-call environment.
Nice to Have
- 3-5 years relevant experience including investigations, data analysis, and detection tuning.
- Comfort using Splunk Processing Language (SPL), CrowdStrike EDR, and ServiceNow.
- Experience with SOAR tools and automation development.
- Experience using identity security/management tools (e.g., Entra ID, Active Directory, Shibboleth, CrowdStrike Identity Protection).
- Cloud security experience (e.g., CloudTrail/GuardDuty, Azure Defender/M365, GCP Security Command Center).
- Basic forensics skills and network analysis fundamentals (host triage, timelines, artifact analysis, packet/PCAP review).
- Understanding of the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and NIST 800-53 controls.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- Experience in system and network administration.
- Staying up to date with the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail to ensure thorough assessments and accurate reporting.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other cybersecurity professionals, IT staff, and external vendors.
- Considerable knowledge/experience of assessing security controls.
- Experience and skill in conducting audits or reviews of technical systems.
- Experience working in a government environment.
- Experience working in a distributed IT environment.
- Ability to qualify for HSPD-12 card for use in two-factor authentication.
- Able to work both independently and as a contributing member of a small technical team
- Able to disseminate knowledge to current staff.
- Company will supply a government-furnished laptop, PIV Card, and PIV Card reader.
- The contractor shall adhere to all policies and procedures of the ANL Computer Protection Program, must not bypass any procedures established to protect data, applications, hardware, or communications at ANL, must maintain a work environment that will satisfy audit, privacy, and protection requirements, and must report any findings of inadequacies to the technical contact and the BIS Computer Protection Program Representative.
- Working remotely outside of scheduled times requires supervisor approval prior to performing that remote work.
- While working remotely, just like when onsite, all scheduled meetings must be attended (using approved remote communication tools).
- The candidate must be available for consultation during all scheduled work time, reachable by email, phone, chat, or other approved means.
- Performance will be monitored to determine productivity for remote work at least matches that when onsite. If performance and deliverables decline, remote work may be suspended.
- Should a situation arise that requires the candidate to be onsite while scheduled to work remotely, accommodation will be made to reschedule the remote work, if desired.
- The remote work privilege may be revoked at any time at the discretion of Argonne.
- A flexible work schedule may also be possible if the schedule is agreed to by the candidate and approved by the supervisor and sponsor.
- Should the laboratory close operations due to weather or other circumstances, remote work is preferred.
- The candidate must track their remote work schedule into the CSPO absence calendar and be approved by CSPO supervisor.
