Cyber Security Analyst

Assists the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations

• Assists the Government lead with interfacing with the customer while on site

• Determines appropriate courses of actions in response to identified and analyses anomalous network activity

• Assesses network topology and device configurations identifying critical security concerns and providing security best practice recommendations

• Collects network intrusion artifacts (e.g., PCAP, domains, URI’s, certificates, etc.) and uses discovered data to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents

• Analyzes identified malicious network activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

• Collects network device integrity data and analyze for signs of tampering or compromise

• Assists with real-time CND incident handling (i.e., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and advising on system remediation) tasks to support onsite engagements

U.S. Citizenship

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience

• In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations

• In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols

• In depth knowledge of standard protocols - ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.

• In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking

• In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies - DMZ’s, WAN’s, etc.

• Substantial knowledge of Splunk (or other SIEM’s)

• Understanding of MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)

• Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

• Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and general attack stages with respect to network security architecture

• Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources

• Ability to identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

• Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic

• Experience examining network topologies to understand data flows through the network

• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Required Education:

BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of network investigations experience.

Desired Certifications:

• DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst, GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder, CEH

• SANS GIAC GNFA preferred

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include