Incident Responder
About the role
Maximus provides cyber defense and incident response capabilities in support of DoW mission assurance objectives. This role focuses on rapid detection, education, forensic analysis, response, containment, and recovery from cyber incidents affecting defense systems in classified environments. This role is onsite, five days a week, and requires a TS/SCI security clearance. This position is contingent upon award.
Responsibilities
- Respond to and investigate cybersecurity incidents.
- Conduct incident response and evidence collection.
- Contain, eradicate, and recover from cyber events.
- Develop and maintain incident response procedures and playbooks.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, or related technical field.
- 10+ years of incident response analysis experience.
- Required DoD 8140 certifications for DCWF 531: CCNA, CySA+, CFR, GCFA, GCIA, GICSP.
- Experience using EnCase, FTK, Volatility, NIST SP 800-61 (incident response lifecycle).
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Malware analysis or reverse engineering experience.
- Experience supporting DoW cyber operations centers.
- GREM certification.
- Experience supporting DoD or USAF cyber operations.
- Proven ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in large-scale environments.
- Familiarity with threat emulation and collaboration with red/blue teams.
- Experience integrating incident response into broader cybersecurity operations and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Ability to advise leadership on strategic incident response readiness and posture.
Pay
Annual salary ranges from $120,000.00 to $160,000.00, and is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.