Network Based Systems Analyst II

Arlington, VA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 3 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $75,000.00 - 94,000.00 per year
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Skills

  • Cloud Computing
  • Digital Forensics
  • Security Clearance
  • Reporting
  • Meta-data Management
  • IDS
  • Packet Analysis
  • Mapping
  • Operating Systems
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Incident Management
  • Snort
  • Trend Analysis
  • Python
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Silk
  • GCIH
  • GCIA
  • GSEC
  • SANS
  • ArcSight
  • SEIM
  • Network+
  • Security+
  • Computer Science
  • Cyber Security
  • Computer Engineering
  • Network

Summary

Title: Network Based Systems Analyst II

Description:
Solutions LLC provides remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Team personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. Solutions LLC is seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA)to support this critical mission.
Eligibility:
  • Must be a
  • Must have anactive TS/SCIclearance
  • Must be able to obtainDHS Suitabilityprior to starting employment
  • 2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading edge technologies and industry standard cyber defense tools
Responsibilities Include:
  • Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
  • Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts
  • Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment
  • Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting
  • Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
  • Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices
  • Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts
  • Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities
  • Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity
  • Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
  • Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
  • Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools
  • Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic
  • Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic
  • Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities
  • Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave
Required Skills:
  • Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures
  • Experience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort)
  • Experience implementing incident handling methodologies
  • Experience implementing protocol analyzers
  • Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources
  • Experience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g. snort)
  • Experience performing packet-level analysis
  • Experience conducting trend analysis
Desired Skills:
  • Python programming experience
  • Strong math and science background
  • Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite
Desired Certifications:
  • One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE
  • GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+
Required Education: BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 4+ years of network investigations experience
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 80184429
  • Position Id: 173f115820c8d0fd784593be5597a2ee
  • Posted 1 day ago
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