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Govcio LLC

Govcio LLC

via Icims

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Master Level Cyber Defense Analyst/Intrusion Detection Team Shift Lead

Anywhere
Full-time
Posted 10/7/2026
Direct Apply
Key Skills:
Splunk SIEM
Intrusion detection
Incident response
Cyber threat analysis
Network security
Team leadership

Compensation

Salary Range

$120K - 160K a year

Responsibilities

Lead an intrusion detection shift, analyze threats and intrusion techniques, and provide actionable findings to response teams to support remediation and assess security posture.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree, 12 years of relevant experience including eight years in intrusion detection and two years in leadership, Splunk Fundamentals I and II, and an industry security certification such as CISSP.

Full Description

GovCIO is currently hiring for a 3rd shift (11pm - 7:30am EST) Master Level Cyber Defense Analyst/Intrusion Detection Team Shift Lead fully remote in Washington, DC. Responsibilities Collaborates with intrusion analysts to identify, report on, and coordinate remediation of cyber threats to the client Provides timely and actionable sanitized intelligence to cyber incident response professionals Leverages technical knowledge of computer systems and networks with cyber threat information to assess the client's security posture Conducts intelligence analysis to assess intrusion signatures, tactics, techniques and procedures associated with preparation for and execution of cyber attacks Researches hackers, hacker techniques, vulnerabilities, exploits, and provides detailed briefings and intelligence reports to leadership Qualifications Bachelor's with 12+ (or commensurate experience) 8 years of intrusion detection experience Minimum Relevant Experience - The requirement states: 7 years of security intrusion detection examination experience involving a range of security technologies that produce logging data; to include wide area networks host and network IPS/IDS/HIPs traffic event review, server web log analysis, raw data logs. Working experience of Splunk SIEM. Contractor will have at least two years as a cyber security or security operations shift team leader. At least five years’ experience working at a senior level, performing analytics examination of logs and console events in the following working experience areas of; creating advance queries methods in Splunk or advance Grep skills, firewall ACL review, examining Snort based IDS events, Pcaps, web server log review, and working in a SIEM environment. Required Certification - The requirement states: Must possess at least one (1) of the following certifications: GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA), EC-Council's Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), GIAC Certified Perimeter Protection Analyst (GPPA), GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), or a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Splunk Fundamentals I & II certification. Clearance Required: Must able to attain and maintain AOUSC Public Trust Posted Salary Range USD $145,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr.

This job posting was last updated on 10/9/2026

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