M&S Consulting was conceived in 2002 with the vision of creating highly effective teams of elite consultants to deliver strategic process and technology solutions to enterprise organizations across the US. Our commitment to delivery in complex environments and long-term customer success has merged process and technology into innovative solutions, established deep pockets of expertise, and enabled innovative transformation for evolving businesses.

We have intentionally cultivated steady growth focused on being approachable and helpful to our dearly valued clients and closely cared-for employees. M&S people simply "care hard", and this reflects in our work products, our interactions, and our culture.

M&S Consulting is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Security Operations Manager to join our team. The Cybersecurity Analyst SME will serve as the Security Operations Manager of a 24/7/365 Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) Watch Floor. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of cybersecurity operations and protect against cyberthreats. The analyst will join our team in Huntsville, AL providing holistic enterprise defensive strategies for enterprise cyber security capabilities implemented within the cyber infrastructure. Actively detecting, monitoring, preventing, and analyzing real-time cybersecurity information, events, and threats.

*This position requires: Active Top-Secret Clearance with eligibility for SCI and you must be on site. This is not a remote position.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Security Operations Manager will plan, direct and manage day to day activities of contractor security operations staff

Suggest and implement controls for key information security gaps within the customer security infrastructure

Ensure timeliness and quality of reporting produced by the security operations staff to stakeholders

Instill and reinforce industry best practices in the domains of incident response, cybersecurity analysis, case and knowledge management, and ESOC operations

Act as subject matter expert in several security technologies (depth) with ability to lead across enterprise security domains (breadth)

Expertly collaborate across multiple disciplines and levels of the organization

Multitask with expert organizational skills in a fast-paced environment

Demonstrate an open mind, creative thinking, willingness to take calculated risks, and a strong ability to make informed decisions

Create job descriptions for new positions and manage annual performance plans

Continually mature ESOC operations and capabilities, developing intra-team relationships, and building trust and rapport with external stakeholders

Ensure that the ESOC's standard operation procedures are followed to maintain a high level of security across the organization

Keep up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity trends, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques to strengthen the organization's overall security posture.

Guide and mentor junior staff

Required Skills:

Active Top-Secret Clearance with eligibility for SCI

US Citizenship

10+ years of experience as a Cybersecurity professional and in a Security Operations Center environment

Experience with Splunk Enterprise Cybersecurity

Familiarity with all related aspects of cybersecurity operations and security architecture

In-depth knowledge of network and application protocols, cyber vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques and cyber threat/adversary methodologies.

Preferred Skills:

One of the following certifications:

GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certi?cation (GMON)

GIAC Certi?ed Incident Handler (GCIH)

GIAC Certi?ed Forensic Analyst (GCFA)

GIAC Certi?ed Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)

GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)

GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)

GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)

CISSP Certification

Experience with Microsoft Sentinel

6+ years of supervising and/or managing teams

8+ years of intrusion detection and/or incident handling experience

Ability to analyze new attacks and provide guidance to watch floor analysts on detection and response

Knowledgeable of the various Intel Frameworks (e.g. Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK, etc) and able to utilize it in their analysis workflow

Experience with Cloud (e.g. o365, Azure, AWS, etc) security monitoring and familiar with cloud threat landscape

Experience with FBI, DHS, IC, and DoD Networks.

Experience with configuring and operating cybersecurity and networking devices (i.e. routers, firewalls, IDPS)

Experience with mitigation development against malicious cyber activity

*M&S Consulting proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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