New 
Cyber Security Engineering Specialist III
 Quadrant, Inc. | |
 United States, Virginia, Springfield | |
 Apr 22, 2026 | |
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Cybersecurity Engineering Specialist III Springfield, VA Pay From: $65.00 per hour MUST: Active TS/SCI Clearance with ability to obtain a polygraph Experienced Cybersecurity Engineering Specialist 6+ years in cybersecurity or CSOC environment Compliance with DoD 8140.01 and DoD 8570.01-M requirements Proven experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, or CSOC environments Strong understanding of defensive cyber operations and internal defensive measures (DCO-IDM) Experience with digital forensics, including analysis of host, server, and network data Familiarity with malware analysis and/or reverse engineering techniques Ability to analyze both volatile and non-volatile system data during incident investigations Experience developing incident reports, including timelines, root cause analysis, and remediation recommendations Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills Ability to collaborate effectively with government and contract stakeholders in a high-security environment CSSP Incident Responder certification or relevant hands-on incident response experience IAT Level II certification required Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience DUTIES: Provides input to and coordinates with all applicable stakeholders to develop and deliver the daily CSOC Significant Activity Report, the daily CSOC Operations Update, and the Weekly CSOC Status Report Coordinate and implement tasks, performing analysis, and building/documenting response activities required during cyber security incident response, including but not limited to actions such as implementing containment measures, IP blocks, domain blocks, and disabling user accounts on the direction of the Government. Coordinates with Security and Installations Directorate (SI) Office of Counterintelligence (SIC), Insider Threat Office (SIII), in addition to other law enforcement and counterintelligence personnel as required to perform advanced investigation and triage of incidents Collaborates with appropriate authorities in the production of security incident reports Categorizes incidents and events Coordinates with other contracts, organizations, activities, and other services as appropriate to ensure incidents are properly reported, contained, and eradicated Coordinates to de-conflict blue/red team activity with open incidents/events Coordinates to ensure NGA recovers from an incident/event Builds timelines, documents, briefings, and other products as required to inform stakeholders of incident response actions, analysis, and the impact of both adversary activity and blue force response actions. Documents actions taken and analysis in the authorized ticketing system to a level of detail where the actions taken and analysis are capable of being systematically reconstructed Develops and when approved by the Government generates and updates reports in the Joint Incident Management System (JIMS), Incident Case Management System (ICMS), and/or other authorized reporting systems as directed Develops, maintains, sustains, and when properly authorized by the Government executes custom scripts, tools, and capabilities to collect and analyze data, and respond to incidents/events Performs digital media analysis on host, server, and network data as required to analyze and respond to an incident, including but not limited to volatile and non-volatile memory and/or system artifact collection and analysis Develop and identify indicators of compromise to send to Cybersecurity stakeholders and other Contract Services Provides adversary attribution Performs malware analysis and signature development Coordinate with CSOC Tier 1 and 2 services to remediate all discrepancies and provide recommendations to prevent reoccurrence Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. "Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act". | |