Cybersecurity Network Analyst

MANTECH•Fort Meade, MD

3d•$114,600 - $190,200•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Network Analyst to join our team in Fort Meade, MD. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Maintains the integrity, security and availability of the Insider Threat software tool and organizes and formats threat analysis reports; identifies events/incidents that require follow-up action. Implements new software or software modifications to comply with design and/or performance requirements and administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of software and reports generated. Monitors various network logs to ensure proper operation. Supports the development of long- and short-term analysis and design requirements, database design, development, implementation, and analysis activities. Performs regularly scheduled database back-ups to prevent the potential loss of collected data. Tests backups to ensure the ability to restore data and performs baseline audits. Develops simple database queries, identify and report software bugs or defects for correction. Assists the Government in building and deploying software and enhancements. Provides training and makes minor modifications to existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve threat software performance and performs software testing of new releases/upgrades and policies to ensure compatibility with enterprise applications and full compatibility with all enterprise applications. Performs preventive maintenance inspections of the software operations, hardware integration, and systems logs. Monitors data repositories, identifies, and resolves any performance issues arising from use of the Insider Threat software components and /or the organizational intranet. Maintain data files and control procedures for a system of networked computers or for a single group of microcomputers linked to a host workstation, or mainframe and Maintains system security and data integrity. Assign passwords and monitor use of resources, back up files as required and work with management to define requests for information.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of Cybersecurity Threat Analysis experience in the following disciplines: Cybersecurity techniques and Network Analysis, Insider Threat Analysis software
1+ year with Splunk -- creating knowledge objects and robust queries/searches, along with creating reports and generating charts from the resulting queries/searches
Experience with TCP/IP fundamentals, Windows Operating Systems and supporting Office applications, real-world incident management and incident response
Must have a current/ active TS/SCI w/ Poly

Responsibilities

Maintains the integrity, security and availability of the Insider Threat software tool and organizes and formats threat analysis reports; identifies events/incidents that require follow-up action
Implements new software or software modifications to comply with design and/or performance requirements and administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of software and reports generated
Monitors various network logs to ensure proper operation
Supports the development of long- and short-term analysis and design requirements, database design, development, implementation, and analysis activities
Performs regularly scheduled database back-ups to prevent the potential loss of collected data. Tests backups to ensure the ability to restore data and performs baseline audits
Develops simple database queries, identify and report software bugs or defects for correction
Assists the Government in building and deploying software and enhancements
Provides training and makes minor modifications to existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve threat software performance and performs software testing of new releases/upgrades and policies to ensure compatibility with enterprise applications and full compatibility with all enterprise applications
Performs preventive maintenance inspections of the software operations, hardware integration, and systems logs
Monitors data repositories, identifies, and resolves any performance issues arising from use of the Insider Threat software components and /or the organizational intranet
Maintain data files and control procedures for a system of networked computers or for a single group of microcomputers linked to a host workstation, or mainframe and Maintains system security and data integrity
Assign passwords and monitor use of resources, back up files as required and work with management to define requests for information