Cyber Defense Analyst

Alakaina Family of Companies • Honolulu, HI

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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.

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 in lieu of education: 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, including open-source tools, and their capabilities.
• Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies.
• Knowledge of network protocols such as TCP/IP, Dynamic Host Configuration, Domain Name System (DNS), and directory services.
• Able to perform packet level analysis
• Skilled in collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources
• Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies
• 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

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
• Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting
• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
• Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for the inclusion into the risk mitigation strategy
• Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices
• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts
• Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.
• Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity
• Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
• Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata (e.g., CENTAUR)
• Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings)
• Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employees enjoy competitive salaries.
• Eligible full-time employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees