Responsibilities:
· Assists the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations
· Assists the Government lead with interfacing with the customer while on site
· Determines appropriate courses of actions in response to identified and analyses anomalous network activity
· Assesses network topology and device configurations identifying critical security concerns and providing security best practice recommendations
· Collects network intrusion artifacts (e.g., PCAP, domains, URI’s, certificates, etc.) and uses discovered data to enable mitigation of potential Computer Network Defense incidents
· Analyzes identified malicious network activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
· Collects network device integrity data and analyze for signs of tampering or compromise
· Assists with real-time CND incident handling (i.e., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and advising on system remediation) tasks to support onsite engagements
Required Skills:
o U.S. Citizenship
o Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
o Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
o 5+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations
o In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations
o In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols
o In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.
o In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking
o In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies - DMZ’s, WAN’s, etc.
o Substantial knowledge of Splunk (or other SIEM’s)
o Understanding of MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)
o Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
o Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and general attack stages with respect to network security architecture
o Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
o Ability to identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
o Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic
o Experience examining network topologies to understand data flows through the network
o Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations
Desired Skills:
o Substantial knowledge of network device integrity concepts and methodologies
o Proficiency with network analysis software (e.g. Wireshark)
o Proficiency with carving and extracting information from PCAP data
o Proficiency with non-traditional network traffic (e.g. Command and Control)
o Proficiency with preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards
o Proficiency with virtualized environments
Required Education:
BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of network investigations experience.
Desired Certifications:
- DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst, GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder, CEH
- SANS GIAC GNFA preferred
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) to support this critical customer mission.
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