“This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The employee serves as an Information Technology (IT) Specialist (Information Security) and technical lead for Threat Mitigation and Incident Response team. Reports directly to the Cyber Security Operations & Threat Mitigation/Incident Response supervisor/manager.”
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and oversight to develop and mature the cyber security operations center (CSOC), and other cyber security teams and activities such as Cyber Threat Hunt, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics, Dev Sec Ops, integration of cybersecurity in cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), and Purple (Blue/Red) Team activities.
- Lead response activities for large scale cybersecurity incidents in a highly federated environment.
- Liaise and coordinate cyber security related activities with other government agencies and law enforcement partners.
- Advise and assist NIH leadership on Cyber Security Operations, Incident Response, and other Cyber Security matters.
- Consult and collaborate on Cyber Threat Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and high impact issues and incidents at the agency level.
- Identify, evaluate, and recommend new solutions and technologies in the field of cybersecurity security (on-premises and cloud).
- Provide leadership and direction to the NIH in matters involving the Information Security Program.
- Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and program activities related to cybersecurity operations.
