Staff Director – National Incident Response Team – Technology Services Group recruitment
Area Overview:
The National Incident Response Team (NIRT), a national service provider for the Federal Reserve System, delivers effective and efficient national intrusion detection, incident response, security intelligence, threat assessment, and vulnerability assessment services for the Federal Reserve System. The mission of the National Incident Response Team is to play a leading role in the Federal Reserve System's efforts to protect is information systems against unauthorized use.
Job Description:As a manager in the Incident Detection and Analysis Team this role will guide and provide intrusion and incident detection services to the FRS and Treasury. These services involve managing and tracking and multiple concurrent investigations for multiple customers by a 24x7x365 service. These services include analyzing a large volume of security event data from a variety of sources with the goal of identifying suspicious and malicious activity, performing post mortem analysis of traffic flows, and managing cases throughout the incident life cycle. In addition to management of staff, this role will also complete projects and tasks on an as needed basis, and interact directly with FRS technical and business customers located across the United States.
This role is based out of East Rutherford, NJ.
Skills
Required Skills:
A candidate should have a balance of technical understanding, personnel management, and service delivery skills. The candidate will need a thorough understanding of the information security landscape, and fully understand the detailed technical processes that drive the incident detection and analysis processes (but not necessarily the ability to execute them in all circumstances). The candidate must have the ability to understand NIRT incident detection and analysis services, and be able to direct them on a day-to-day and tactical basis. The candidate should also demonstrate:
- Excellent communication skills, analytical ability, strong judgment and leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively with clients and IT management and staffs.
- Ability to communicate technical issues to technical and non-technical business representatives.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and performance manage a team of junior to mid-level technical staff.
- Ability to create and maintain strong partnerships with peers and stakeholders.
- Ability to understand strategic objectives and vision, and work towards those goals.
- Dedicated and self driven desire to research current information security landscape.
- Ability to obtain and maintain National Security Clearance.
- Ability to work on weekends and after-hours as necessary, especially during security incidents and emergencies.
- Ability to travel on a scheduled and, if necessary, an emergency basis
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Associate (ISC)2 certified/qualified or ability to actively work towards obtaining certification.
- GIAC Certified or demonstrated skills and ability to obtain GIAC or commensurate certifications.
Preferred Skills:
A candidate would preferably have experience directly managing staff both administratively and for performance. Demonstrated experience in a 24x7x365 environment is also preferred.
Education/Certifications:
Bachelors degree in field or related discipline. Certifications complementing education are a plus.