Computer Network Defense Analyst Level 4

The Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) will use information from various sources to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events, and defend against potential attacks. They will help develop mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure devices or systems. The role requires expertise in networking protocols and architectures, cloud security, Internet of Things protocols, and advanced network security. The CNDA will work as part of a team with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.

• Use information collected from various sources to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events, and defend against events that might occur.
• Help develop mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure devices or systems.
• Work with traditional wired networks, wireless transport, collaborative platforms, and the hardware and software that support them.
• Advance your career as you develop increasing expertise in networking protocols and architectures, cloud security, Internet of Things protocols, and advanced network security.
• Work as part of a team with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
• Apply innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
• Distill, document, contextualize, and share findings, including any new tradecraft developed, with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

• Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security).
• Up to 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
• Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering.
• Must have experience in network or system administration.
• Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC)/Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20- to 24-week courses will count as 6 months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience).
• In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level.
• Fully cleared with FS.
• 11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR 13 years’ applicable experience with associate degree.