Cybersecurity Incident Handler

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Handler to join their security operations center. In this role, you will be the first line of cyber defense, responding to and mitigating threats while developing your cybersecurity skills. Responsibilities Respond to and mitigate threats in real time Develop network defense skills Monitor, detect, and analyze threats Interact directly with affected users and state-of-the-art tools Collect data to help incident response understand and mitigate the threat Analyze alerts to figure out how many systems are affected and initiate recovery efforts Contribute to assessments and learn how to analyze patterns to understand attackers’ goals Skills Experience with a security operations center actively engaged with incident response activities, including analysis of artifacts, writing incident reports, and triaging of security incidents Experience with cyber threat intelligence, digital forensics, red teaming, threat hunt, cloud incident response, counterintelligence, or detection engineering Knowledge of cybersecurity standards and the implementation of industry best practices Knowledge of external standards, including ISO 22301, ISO 22317, and NIST guidelines such as NIST 800-53 or NIST 800-61 Ability to work a rotating shift schedule supporting a 24/7 environment TS/SCI clearance HS diploma or GED DoD 8140 baseline Level II Certification Experience with advanced Microsoft Office products Experience with cyber technologies and capabilities, including continuous monitoring, incident response, advanced threat hunt, secure Cloud and mobile capabilities, ongoing assessment, digital forensics, and threat hunt Experience with Cloud and DevSecOps Experience with cybersecurity tools and solutions such as Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Corelight, Suricata or Snort, Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, Archer Case Management, ServiceNow, Threat Connect, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk SOAR, Cofense, IronPort Mail Gateways, or Microsoft G5 Defender suite Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills Possession of excellent time management and analytical skills Benefits Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits Paid leave Professional development Tuition assistance Work-life programs Dependent care Recognition awards program Company Overview Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering. It was founded in 1914, and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is