Cyber Defense Analyst 2

Swift•Annapolis Junction, MD

6h•Onsite

About The Position

For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD. OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission-critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts are dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling The Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions. We are looking for a Cyber Defense Analyst 2 to join a growing team in Annapolis Junction, MD. The Cyber Defense Analyst (Level 2) performs advanced network monitoring, threat analysis, and intrusion detection in support of enterprise defense operations.

Requirements

Four (4) years of demonstrated experience as a Cyber Defense Analyst in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A technical bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of CDA experience.
1 year TCP/IP fundamentals
1 year experience with network traffic analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump)
2 years SIEM experience (e.g., Splunk, ArcSight, Kibana)
2 years network and threat analysis experience
Splunk “Fundamentals I” course completion
DoD 8570 CSSP Analyst baseline certification
DoD 8570 IAT Level I or II
CE certification
2 years maintaining or managing cloud environments (Azure, AWS)
US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required