Network Based Systems Analyst III

Solutions³ LLC•Arlington, VA

4d•$94,000 - $112,000•Onsite

About The Position

Solutions³ LLC is supporting its prime contractor and a U.S. Government customer on a large, mission-critical development and sustainment program. This program involves on-site and off-site incident response for government agencies and critical infrastructure owners experiencing cyber-attacks. Solutions³ LLC provides advanced technical assistance, proactive threat hunting, rapid on-site incident response, and immediate investigation using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. The Network Based Systems Analyst III will be a front-line responder for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and will proactively hunt for malicious cyber activity.

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment
5+ 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
BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 7+ years of network investigations experience

Nice To Haves

GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+ and Python programming experience would be ideal
Strong math and science background
Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite
One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE
GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+

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.
Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusion sets.
Examine network topologies to understand data flows through the network.
Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.
Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings).
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.
Notify designated managers, cyber incident responders, and cybersecurity service provider team members of suspected cyber incidents and articulate the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action in accordance with the organization's cyber incident response plan.
Prepare and update manuals, instructions, and operating procedures.
Evaluate established methods and procedures and prepare recommendations for changes in methods and practices where appropriate.
Plan and carry out difficult and complex assignments and develop new methods, approaches, and procedures.
Conduct analyses and recommend resolution of complex issues affecting the specialty area.
Ensure optimal use of commercially available products.
Prepare and present reports.
Evaluate the effectiveness of installed systems and services.