Cyber Security Analyst

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Cyber Security Analyst Location: Chantilly, VA Preferred: US Citizenship Responsibilities • 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 Required Skills • U.S.

Desired Certifications • DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst, GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder, CEH • SANS GIAC GNFA preferred Benefits • Medical • Dental • Vision • Basic Life • Long-Term Disability • Health Savings Account • 401K • Three weeks of PTO • 10 Paid Holidays • Pre-Approved Online Training 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.