Defense Cyber Analyst

Goldbelt, Inc.•Honolulu, HI

16h•$115,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Nisga’a Tek is seeking a Defense Cyber Analyst at JBPHH, HI. The candidate is required to assist and execute on mission assurance strategies regarding protecting and defending cyber terrain, which identifies with a mission set. The candidate personnel shall work with the Government team to perform Cyber Threat Analysis and Vulnerability Analysis and provide the necessary support to manage, configure and deploy various security monitoring tools while also leveraging emerging threat intelligence (e.g. Indicators of Compromise) data to identify affected systems and the scope of suspicious activity. Candidate shall review and collect system-level asset data (e.g. configurations, system processes) to support further investigation and then determine and implement remediation and recovery efforts. The candidate shall provide recommendations on how to optimize security-monitoring tools based on threat data and hunting discoveries. The candidate shall review network alert data to determine relevancy and level of prioritization, conduct vulnerability scans, review vulnerability assessment reports and provides appropriate recommendations to improve overall cyber defense posture.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of related experience
TS/SCI clearance
DoD 8570.1-M certified at IAT Level II
Certified Ethical Hacker or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Understanding of the current cyber defense posture associated with the overall enterprise architecture, including the ability to identify gaps and weaknesses to enhance mission assurance.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products and SharePoint collaborative tools to build trend analysis.
In-depth knowledge of network security architecture.
Knowledge of network and system monitoring/auditing tools.
Ability to analyze cyber vulnerability information and recommend mitigations.

Responsibilities

Assist and execute on mission assurance strategies regarding protecting and defending cyber terrain.
Perform Cyber Threat Analysis and Vulnerability Analysis.
Manage, configure and deploy various security monitoring tools.
Leverage emerging threat intelligence (e.g. Indicators of Compromise) data to identify affected systems and the scope of suspicious activity.
Review and collect system-level asset data (e.g. configurations, system processes) to support further investigation.
Determine and implement remediation and recovery efforts.
Provide recommendations on how to optimize security-monitoring tools based on threat data and hunting discoveries.
Review network alert data to determine relevancy and level of prioritization.
Conduct vulnerability scans.
Review vulnerability assessment reports and provides appropriate recommendations to improve overall cyber defense posture.
Perform key asset scanning, monitoring, patching defending.
Deploy and implement network/system sensors.
Assist in the development of TTPs to respond to threat assessments.
Perform real time monitoring.
Perform log collection and analysis.