Argo Cyber Systems provides remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Team personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. We are seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) with Cloud Forensics experience to support this critical customer mission.Responsibilities:- Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis from on-premises and cloud platforms (Entra ID/Azure AD, M365, AWS, GCP, SaaS) to identify compromise activity, persistence mechanisms, and data exfiltration.- Investigate and respond to incidents and attacks targeting cloud and hybrid identity.- Correlate cloud control-plane events and network telemetry (e.g., Azure Activity Logs, AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs) to reconstruct attacker timelines, validate IOCs, and identify post-compromise privilege escalation.- Develop and operationalize detection logic and automation using cloud-native tools (Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, AWS GuardDuty, GCP Chronicle) and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash), integrating threat intelligence feeds and indicators.- Produce technical reports, incident documentation, and containment recommendations integrating cloud, identity, and endpoint findings; support development of incident response playbooks and procedures for cloud and hybrid environments.- Support cloud development and automation projects to enhance threat emulation, investigative, and hunting capabilities.- Coordinate with internal teams, government staff, and external stakeholders to validate alerts and investigate preliminary findings.Required Skills:- U.S. Citizenship- Active TS/SCI clearance- Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability- 8+ years of experience in cyber forensic investigations with leading tools and techniques.- Strong understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS in cloud environments, and hybrid identity security.- Expertise in acquiring forensically sound evidence, analyzing attacks, and reporting findings.- Knowledge of M365/Azure, hybrid identity, and threats targeting these solutions.- Knowledge of AWS, IAM, and best practices for cloud identity security.Desired Skills:- Strong API and scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash, JavaScript) for automation and threat detection.- Knowledge of common and advanced cloud attacks and techniques, and how to detect and mitigate these threats.- Proficiency with cloud automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, Docker). This position requires a minimum of a USG Top Secret Security Clearance! Argo Cyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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