Incident Responder

Maximus provides cyber defense and incident response capabilities in support of DoW mission assurance objectives. This role focuses on rapid detection, education, forensic analysis, response, containment, and recovery from cyber incidents affecting defense systems in classified environments.

This role is onsite, five days a week, and requires a TS/SCI security clearance.

This position is contingent upon award.

Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS035, T5, Band 8

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Respond to and investigate cybersecurity incidents.

- Conduct incident response and evidence collection.

- Contain, eradicate, and recover from cyber events.

- Develop and maintain incident response procedures and playbooks.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance.

- Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, or related technical field.

- 10+ years of incident response analysis experience.

- Required DoD 8140 certifications for DCWF 531: CCNA, CySA+, CFR, GCFA, GCIA, GICSP.

- Experience using EnCase, FTK, Volatility, NIST SP 800-61 (incident response lifecycle).

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Malware analysis or reverse engineering experience.

- Experience supporting DoW cyber operations centers.

- GREM certification.

- Experience supporting DoD or USAF cyber operations.

- Proven ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in large-scale environments.

- Familiarity with threat emulation and collaboration with red/blue teams.

- Experience integrating incident response into broader cybersecurity operations and DevSecOps pipelines.

- Ability to advise leadership on strategic incident response readiness and posture.

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TCS035, T5, Band 8

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.