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Job Posting Title Cyber Defense Shift Lead (80% Remote - Weekends & 2 Weekdays) Date Friday, August 8, 2025 City Washington State DC Country United States Working time Full-time Description & Requirements

At Maximus, we’re proud to be celebrating our 50th year in business, with strong financial performance — including $1.4B in revenue this quarter and 15% growth in our Federal services group. We’ve also been recognized as a Washington Post Top Workplace and a VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer in 2024.. Maximus is seeking a Senior Level Cyber Defense Analyst/Intrusion Detection Team Shift Lead Becoming part of Maximus means joining a team that offers: * A generous annual allowance for education or professional certification * Free access to robust certification and training programs to help you grow your career * Strong career path with support for internal mobility * A collaborative, respectful work environment with supportive leadership * Comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and more Maximus is seeking a Senior Level Cyber Defense Analyst/Intrusion Detection Team Shift Lead for an onsite position in Washington, DC (near Union Station). This position is 80% remote with the following schedule: Saturday, Sunday (12 hour days working remotely), 1 weekday (8 hour day working remotely), 1 weekday (8 hour day working onsite in DC). Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS058, T4, Band 7 Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Work with intrusion analysts to identify, report, and coordinate the remediation of cyber threats for the client. - Deliver timely and actionable sanitized intelligence to cyber incident response teams. - Apply technical knowledge of computer systems, networks, and cyber threat information to evaluate the client's security posture. - Perform intelligence analysis to assess intrusion signatures, tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with cyber attacks. - Investigate hackers, their methods, vulnerabilities, and exploits, and provide detailed briefings and intelligence reports to leadership. Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity (or equivalent experience).- 7 years of experience in security intrusion detection examination, involving various security technologies that generate logging data, such as:- Wide area networks- Host and network IPS/IDS/HIPs traffic event review- Server web log analysis- Raw data logs- Hands-on experience with Splunk SIEM, including at least two years as a cybersecurity or security operations shift team leader.- At least five years of senior-level experience in analyzing logs and console events, including:- Advanced query methods in Splunk or advanced Grep skills- Firewall ACL review- Snort-based IDS event examination- PCAP analysis- Web server log review- Working in a SIEM environment- Certification: One or more advanced certifications including but not limited to: CISM, CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, CEH, SecurityX/CASP- Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance #techjobs #clearance #veteransPage

Minimum Requirements TCS058, T4, Band 7