NETWORK BASED SYSTEMS ANALYST L3 WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE
Anonymous Employer
Arlington VA 22202 US
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:
? U.S. Citizenship
? Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
? Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
? 5+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations
? In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations
? In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols
? In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.
? In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking
? In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies - DMZ’s, WAN’s, etc.
? Substantial knowledge of Splunk (or other SIEM’s)
? Understanding of MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)
? Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
? Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and general attack stages with respect to network security architecture
? Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
? Ability to identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
? Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic
? Experience examining network topologies to understand data flows through the network
? Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations Desired Skills:
? Substantial knowledge of network device integrity concepts and methodologies
? Proficiency with network analysis software (e.g. Wireshark)
? Proficiency with carving and extracting information from PCAP data
? Proficiency with non-traditional network traffic (e.g. Command and Control)
? Proficiency with preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards
? 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
• 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:
? U.S. Citizenship
? Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
? Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
? 5+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations
? In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations
? In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols
? In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.
? In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking
? In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies - DMZ’s, WAN’s, etc.
? Substantial knowledge of Splunk (or other SIEM’s)
? Understanding of MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)
? Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations
? Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and general attack stages with respect to network security architecture
? Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
? Ability to identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
? Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic
? Experience examining network topologies to understand data flows through the network
? Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations Desired Skills:
? Substantial knowledge of network device integrity concepts and methodologies
? Proficiency with network analysis software (e.g. Wireshark)
? Proficiency with carving and extracting information from PCAP data
? Proficiency with non-traditional network traffic (e.g. Command and Control)
? Proficiency with preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards
? 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