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MDMS is recruiting for an Incident Response Analyst for a financial services firm in the DC/Virginia area. You will work alongside a Security Operations Center (SOC) team to monitor and manage threats, oversee network/security environments, and manage security tools and platforms such as: SIEMs, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Network Security Appliances, Vulnerability Scanners, and Anti-Virus Software.Responsibilities: - Performing security and anti-virus scans, remediate, and escalate as needed.- Monitor, analyze, and characterize network traffic to identify anomalies and threats. - Network mapping, escalation/threat documentation, network/OS fingerprinting, and IP Blocks. - Detect and identify possible attacks/intrusions, anomalies, and misuse activities. - Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting, use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis, and analyze network alerts.Requirements:- 5+ years of professional experience in a SOC/NOC environment. - Bachelor's Degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field. - Extensive knowledge of Networking & The OSI Model, Security Tools, SIEMs, Firewalls, and Security Management Systems. - OS and Network investigation experience.- Prior experience with incident response, risk management, threat analysis, and security administration.- Professional certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Network+, SANS GIAC GSEC, GCIH, are a plus.