Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA)

NewGen Technologies•Pensacola, FL

About The Position

NewGen Technologies is seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts to support a customer mission involving remote and onsite technical assistance, proactive threat hunting, incident response, and investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based, and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. The analyst monitors network activity using information from multiple sources, identifies and reports suspicious or potentially harmful events, and helps protect information, information systems, and networks from threats. Team members provide front-line digital forensics and incident response and proactively hunt for malicious cyber activity.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Active TS/SCI clearance.
Ability to obtain DHS Suitability.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma and 4+ years of network investigations experience.
2+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading-edge technologies and industry-standard cyber defense tools.
Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures.
Experience detecting host- and network-based intrusions using intrusion detection technologies such as Snort.
Experience implementing incident-handling methodologies.
Experience implementing protocol analyzers.
Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources.
Experience reading and interpreting signatures, such as Snort signatures.
Experience performing packet-level analysis.
Experience conducting trend analysis.

Nice To Haves

Python programming experience.
Strong math and science background.
Experience with the Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite.
One or more professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, or FedVTE GSEC (SANS401).
Experience with ArcSight or another SIEM solution.
Network+ or Security+ certification.

Responsibilities

Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.
Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.
Document and escalate incidents that may have ongoing or immediate impact, including the event history, status, and potential impact.
Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
Correlate events using information from sources across the enterprise to gain situational awareness and assess the effectiveness of observed attacks.
Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense.
Receive and analyze network alerts from enterprise sources and determine possible causes.
Detect, identify, and report possible attacks, intrusions, anomalous activity, and misuse, distinguishing incidents from benign activity.
Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity.
Analyze malicious activity to determine exploited weaknesses, exploitation methods, and effects on systems and information.
Identify and analyze network traffic anomalies using metadata.
Validate intrusion detection system alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools.
Identify network-device applications and operating systems from network traffic.
Reconstruct malicious attacks or activity based on network traffic.
Identify network mapping and operating-system fingerprinting activity.
Assist in constructing signatures for cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats.