Senior cyber security analyst job description

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years related technical experience required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Working knowledge of security concepts, protocols, processes, architectures and tools (vulnerabilities, threats and exploitation, authentication & access control technologies, threat intelligence data and sources, WHOIS and DNS referential data and sources, intrusion detection/prevention capabilities, network traffic analysis, SIM technology, incident handling, media/malware analysis, etc.).
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, protocols and architectures (OSI-model, TCP/IP, major application protocols such as DNS/HTTP/SMTP, LAN/WANs, VPNs, routers/routing, addressing, etc.).
• Detailed knowledge of intrusion detection engines, capabilities and signature formats in general, with a specific focus on Snort/Sourcefire variations and regular expressions (REGEX).
• Knowledge of cyber policy & issues, the global cyber community, roles of major organizations how they interrelate and interact, and challenges in these structures.
• Awareness of the common cyber products and services, an understanding of their limitations, and a comprehensive understanding of the disciplines of cybersecurity.
• Ability to produce results in a fast-paced environment with the ability to meet iterative deadlines.
• Active Top Secret Security clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
  • In addition, selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation (EOD) for continued employment.

Peraton Overview

Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

For Colorado Residents Colorado Salary Minimum: $79,600
Colorado Salary Maximum: $193,100

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8 years related technical experience required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Working knowledge of security concepts, protocols, processes, architectures and tools (vulnerabilities, threats and exploitation, authentication & access control technologies, threat intelligence data and sources, WHOIS and DNS referential data and sources, intrusion detection/prevention capabilities, network traffic analysis, SIM technology, incident handling, media/malware analysis, etc.).
• Working knowledge of networking concepts, protocols and architectures (OSI-model, TCP/IP, major application protocols such as DNS/HTTP/SMTP, LAN/WANs, VPNs, routers/routing, addressing, etc.).
• Detailed knowledge of intrusion detection engines, capabilities and signature formats in general, with a specific focus on Snort/Sourcefire variations and regular expressions (REGEX).
• Knowledge of cyber policy & issues, the global cyber community, roles of major organizations how they interrelate and interact, and challenges in these structures.
• Awareness of the common cyber products and services, an understanding of their limitations, and a comprehensive understanding of the disciplines of cybersecurity.
• Ability to produce results in a fast-paced environment with the ability to meet iterative deadlines.
• Active Top Secret Security clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
  • In addition, selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation (EOD) for continued employment.

Peraton Overview

Peraton 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 and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

For Colorado Residents Colorado Salary Minimum: $79,600
Colorado Salary Maximum: $193,100

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one - your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified below and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Why Ciena:

We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work. We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees. We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and also offer a variety of paid family leave programs. We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities. We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU's (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer unlimited paid time off! Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance. How You Will Contribute:
The Ciena Information Security team is group of skilled professionals who share the same passion for defending against cyber criminals. Reporting to Director, Cyber Security, as a Senior Analyst, Cyber Security Customer Trust and Sales Enablement, you will focus on building trust with Ciena's customers. enabling our sales teams to tell a comprehensive security story about how Ciena is protecting ourselves and our customers from security threats. You will respond to security related questionnaires/risk assessments and/or general security inquiries for existing customers as well as prospects, keeping abreast of internal and external security risk threats and ensuring timely communication to key stakeholders. You will be responsible for building reasonable and appropriate cyber security terms for customer agreements, acting as the security SME for the review/ redlines of these agreements. Work within the cyber security team holistically to help identify key security risks, customer contractual or compliance requirements, governance needs, or other security impacts as necessary.
You will identify and drive process/tool improvements aimed at increasing operational efficiency and response time to our sales organization and customers, improving the risk posture of the organization. You will support the building of Cyber Security related collateral, such as white papers, presentations, and content libraries of security information You will work collectively within the cyber security team, as well as with other business stakeholders, to leverage updates to key project initiatives to build/ update customer facing information & collateral.
What Does Ciena Expect of You? Initiative - you're a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines. A customer first mentality - what's important to the customer is also important to you.
Agility - you are readily able to manage competing and ever-changing priorities and maintain a balanced and methodical approach to problem solving. Communication expertise - you possess the ability to tailor your message and ideas, both technical and non-technical, to all types and levels of audiences to ensure understanding and consensus. The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team - you thrive in a team environment, are comfortable working independently, and know how to get things done in a cross-functional, virtual environment. Relationship builder - with a proven ability to influence, you're able to quickly develop trusted connections and get work done through others. A commitment to innovation - you keep abreast of competitive developments, championing security and modeling behaviors consistent with cybersecurity best practices.
The Must Haves: Bachelor's degree in Computer science or equivalent coupled with proven experience in cyber security customer trust or equivalent. Experience with Agile principles as well as Agile tooling such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, etc. Familiarity with cyber security industry standards and principles, such as CIA Triad, NIST Cybersecurity Framework and ISO 27001.
Proven ability to read and interpret legal language/ contract language and relay security requirements within legally reasonable and sound language. Assets: Cyber Security related certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CRISC, CISM, CISSP, or others.
Experience working within GRC Tools such as ServiceNow, HighBond, Archer, etc.
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