Cyber Defense Analyst

About the position

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is looking for a Cyber Defense Analyst to support our government customer located in Honolulu, Hawai'i. This position involves coordinating with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff, documenting and escalating incidents, performing cyber defense trend analysis, and conducting security reviews to identify gaps in security architecture. The analyst will provide daily summary reports, analyze network alerts, and use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity. The role requires identifying and analyzing anomalies in network traffic and conducting research across various data sets.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
• Document and escalate incidents that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment.
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
• Perform event correlation using information gathered from various sources within the enterprise.
• Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture.
• Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices.
• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources and determine possible causes.
• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions.
• Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity.
• Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited.
• Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.
• Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of data sets.
• Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Computer Science.
• Must meet at least one of the following baseline certifications: GFACT, GISF, Cloud+, GCED, PenTest+, Security+, or GSEC.
• Minimum of 20 hours annually of continued education.
• Knowledge of Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools and applications.
• Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools.
• Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques.
• Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, and directory services.
• Able to perform packet level analysis.
• Skilled in collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources.
• Knowledge of cyber defense policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Able to recognize and categorize types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks.
• Must meet DoD 8140 Cyber Defense Analyst (511).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have an active TOP SECRET/SCI clearance OR a TOP SECRET clearance with the ability to upgrade.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 401K plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off.
• 11 paid holidays.