Manager, Managed Detection and Response

Edgewater Federal Solutions is currently seeking a Managed Detection and Response Team Lead to lead 24x7x365 monitoring and analysis of all SOC security feeds including enterprise endpoints, firewalls, servers, switches, and cloud environment for a large Federal client.

Provide written and oral reports of findings to a variety of stakeholders.
• Mentor junior SOC analysts and ensure that they are providing quality analysis that follows cybersecurity best practices
• Manage all assigned incidents in a designated case management system and ensure that incidents are being dealt with in a timely manner and in accordance with established best practices.
• Assist with the development, tuning and deployment of detection content
• Serve as a cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert and the primary escalation point for incidents from junior analysts
• Provide informal investigation, review, and recommendation documentation as necessary. Deliverables for Monitoring and Analysis Support include, but are not limited to, daily summary informal reports based on security event analysis and Technical Evaluation Reports (TER)

• BS degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred)
• 5 years of experience or more in SOC roles
• Previous experience working in a 24x7 SOC environment
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Cybersecurity Experience
  • Experience with one or more EDR tools
  • Experience with one or more SIEM tools
  • Ability to analyze network traffic
  • Cybersecurity automation and scripting using Python
  • Correlation and analysis of cybersecurity events using a SIEM
  • Experience writing custom detection rules
  • Development of Incident Response playbooks
  • Knowledge of detection and response best practices in cloud environments
  • Leadership Experience
  • Previous leadership experience in a 24x7 SOC role
  • Experience with performance management of cybersecurity professionals
  • Ability to establish and maintain a 24x7 staffing plan
  • Excellent technical writing and briefing skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cybersecurity experience in large organizations (>30k endpoints)
• Experience developing MDR or MSSP infrastructure
• Familiarity with a variety of EDR, SIEM, Cloud and Network based cybersecurity tools
• Previous experience leading Incident Response teams

Salary: $150,000.00 - 185,000.00

Additional benefits include:

• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Computer Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

About Us:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2024.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.