Computer Network Defense Analyst - Entry to Experienced Level (Maryland)

National Security Agency/Central Security Service•Fort Meade, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Our adversaries and cyber criminals continue to push limits in cyberspace, creating more national security threats than we have ever seen. In order to ensure the United States maintains its strategic edge in cyberspace, NSA is looking for Computer Network Defense Analysts who are highly skilled, want to stay on the leading edge of technology and are impassioned about ensuring the security of our nation. Computer Network Defense Analysts work in multiple organizations at NSA and are primarily responsible for finding vulnerabilities, delivering analyses, crafting mitigations, developing cybersecurity products, and educating our customers to prevent and eradicate the cyber threats to the Defense Industrial Base, critical infrastructures and U.S. National Security Systems - to include NSA's own information systems and networks assets. They apply technical expertise to provide computer network defense capabilities, continuous monitoring, technical analysis, situational awareness, and incident response for the highest classified capabilities, systems, and data in our Nation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and no experience (Entry/Developmental)
Associate's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience (Entry/Developmental)
At least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in networking, computer science, or cyber topics plus 2 years of relevant experience (Entry/Developmental)
Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience (Full Performance)
Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience (Full Performance)
Doctoral degree and no experience (Full Performance)
Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience (Full Performance)
At least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in networking, computer science, or cyber topics plus 5 years of relevant experience (Full Performance)
Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience (Senior)
Master's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience (Senior)
Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience (Senior)
Associate's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience (Senior)
At least 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in networking, computer science, or cyber topics plus 8 years of relevant experience (Senior)
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)
Relevant experience in one or more of the following: computer or information systems design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, network administration, 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 the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20-24 weeks course will count as 6 months of experience, 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience)