Tier 2 Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Analyst

Tier 2 Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Analyst

Job Locations

US-MD-Beltsville

Requisition ID

2025-159550

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

Secret

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Tier 2 Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Analyst to join Peraton's Department of State (DOS) Diplomatic Security Cyber Mission (DSCM) program, which provides leading cyber and technology security expertise to enable innovative, effective, and secure business processes that protect our nation's diplomatic missions worldwide.

Location : Beltsville, MD

Work Hours : Mids Shift, 2200 - 0600 EST, TUE-SAT.

In this role, you will :

Detect, classify, process, track, and report on cyber security events and incidents.

• Perform advanced in-depth analysis of coordinated Tier 1 alert triage and requests in a 24x7x365 environment.
• Analyze logs from multiple sources (e.g., host logs, EDR, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, servers) to identify, contain, and remediate suspicious activity.
• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats.
• Protect against and prevent potential cyber security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Perform forensic analysis of hosts artifacts, network traffic, and email content.
• Analyze malicious scripts and code to mitigate potential threats.
• Conduct malware analysis to generate IOCs to identify and mitigate threats.
• Collaborate with Department of State teams to analyze and respond to events and incidents.
• Monitor and respond to the CIRT Security Orchestration and Automation Response (SOAR) platform, hotline, email inboxes.
• Create tickets and initiate workflows as instructed in technical SOPs.
• Coordinate and report incident information to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• Collaborate with other local, national and international CIRTs as directed.
• Submit alert tuning requests.

#DSCM

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

A+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, Network+ CE, SSCP, Security+.

Preferred Qualifications :

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains : land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO : Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.