Seasonal Associate, Cybersecurity Support Specialist (Clearance Required)
ICFAbout the role
ICF is actively recruiting for a Cybersecurity Support Specialist to support our team in Reston, VA. This position will require on-site work and the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in gathering requirements and designing scenarios, exercises, and technical solutions
- Document and edit technical content
- Develop graphics, network diagrams, or visualizations, to describe technical content
- Assist in screening and onboarding cyber personnel
- Provide cyber event support
- Assist in troubleshooting and problem solving a wide variety of technical challenges
Basic Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2 years of college courses in a related field, OR a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, OR 4 years of relevant experience
- Position requires 3 or more years of experience in Windows or Linux or Mac administration
- Ability to obtain and maintain a High level Security Clearance
- Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US citizenship is required.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Education, training or experience in networking
- Education or experience in network security analysis tools such as Snort, TCPDUMP, Wireshark, and other Host or Network-based Intrusion Detection Systems
- Education or experience with the Elastic stack (ElasticSearch, Logstash, Beats, Kibana), or Splunk
- Education or experience in Linux and Windows OS security
Professional Skills:
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Problem-solving
- Technical acumen
Working at ICF
ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please email Candidateaccommodation@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interv
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