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The selected candidate will be an enthusiastic change agent who is eager to drive improvements and innovation.\nResponsibilities:\nServe as the foremost technical authority and point of escalation regarding monitoring, detection, analysis, and incident response\nBe the primary technical leader and change agent for the planning and execution of continual improvement initiatives including but not limited to: knowledge management, documentation, automation, tuning, lessons learned, QA/QC, and metrics\nEnsure a full library of Plans, SOPs, and playbooks exists for all SOC functions\nCreate and implement a training plan to ensure all Analysts on your team have superior levels of knowledge and experience to triage and investigate all types of alerts\nMaintain constant awareness of the security posture of the organization versus internal and external threats, notifying stakeholders of changes, trends, and immediate threats or vulnerabilities; make recommendations to more effectively monitor, defend, and continuously improve the security posture of the organization\nDefine, document, execute, measure, monitor, and improve SOC processes, paying special attention to integration points with other internal and external teams\nWrite and publish after-action reviews; ensure lessons learned result in action items that are resolved and closed in a timely manner\nBuild and implement a robust Cyber Threat Hunting program\nCorrelate and contextualize Cyber Threat Intelligence; identify actionable indicators of compromise; disseminate and make recommendations to senior leadership regarding courses of action\nPlan and execute test exercises; recommend modifications or adjustments based on results\nAuthor, brief, and submit daily, weekly, and monthly status reports and other deliverables as required\nRemain abreast of current and emerging cybersecurity tools and technologies\nOther duties as assigned\nQualifications\nRequired:\nBachelor's degree (or an additional 4 years of related experience)\nAt least one advanced cybersecurity certification is required (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, GIAC/SANS, etc)\nMinimum five (5) years of SOC experience in a Tier 3, Shift Lead, SOC Lead, or similar role including:Advanced knowledge and experience providing technical leadership during major incidents (i.e., in an \"incident commander\" role)\nAdvanced technical understanding of current and emerging cybersecurity tools and technologies\nTechnical understanding of the full cyber threat/attack lifestyle, including attack vectors, methods, and TTPs\nUnderstanding of and experience with intelligence-driven defense\n\nMature understanding of industry SOC standards and best practices (e.g., OMB, NIST, US-CERT, etc.)\nStrong leadership, written and verbal communication, customer service, and analytical and problem-solving skills are required\nAbility to provide steady leadership in a high-pressure environment with changing priorities.\nDesired:\nActive Program Management certification OR ability to obtain one within 90 days of hire.\nClearance:\nTop Secret Clearance, SCI Eligibility required\nLocation:\nThis is a hybrid role that can be based in Washington, DC but would require travel to Columbia, SC up to one week per quarter.\nAbout Quantum Sky\nCompensation:\nCompensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. 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