AnaVation
Incident Response Lead/Advisor
$89K–$196K
Reston, VA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years, or 6 years with a relevant Master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship required.
About the job
Advise, mentor, and coach a cybersecurity team on incident response across varied networks, platforms, and tools, supporting response efforts for a customer in Reston, Virginia.
What you'll do
- Guide incident response best practices and coordinate short-, medium-, and long-term response efforts across teams.
- Identify, analyze, and respond to security incidents, using monitoring, response playbooks, and digital forensics.
- Advise on security policies, risk management, and compliance.
What they ask for
- U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI with CI Poly clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CySA+) certification within 30 days of contract start.
- 8 years of relevant experience, or 6 years with a relevant Master’s degree; knowledge of cyber adversary tactics and procedures, advanced intrusion analysis, basic forensics, and malware analysis reports.
Nice to have
- CEH, GCIH, or GCIA certification.
- Cyber Mission Force experience, management experience, DoD cybersecurity operations, or classified-system information assurance experience.
Pay
USD 88,660.84–196,000.1 per year (base salary)
Tools
CySA+, CEH, GCIH, GCIA
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