Network Based Systems Analyst II

Solutions³ LLC•Arlington, VA

5d•$75,000 - $94,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Solutions³ LLC is supporting its prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical development and sustainment program. This program focuses on on- and off-site incident response for Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners experiencing cyber-attacks. Solutions³ LLC provides remote and on-site advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid on-site incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based, and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. The company is seeking a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) to support this critical mission by providing front-line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. The CNDA will monitor network activity, analyze it for suspicious behavior, and identify and report events that could threaten information, information systems, and networks.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment
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 via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., 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 (e.g. snort)
Experience performing packet-level analysis
Experience conducting trend analysis

Nice To Haves

Python programming experience
Strong math and science background
Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite
GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE certifications
GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+ certifications

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 (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.
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 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, and effects on system and information.
Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.
Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools.
Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic.
Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic.
Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities.
Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave.