Description:
Solutions³ LLC is supporting a U.S. Government customer providing 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.
Solutions³ LLC is seeking a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) to provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. The CDNA uses information collected from a variety of sources to monitor network activity and analyze it for evidence of suspicious behavior. Monitoring and analysis are performed to identify and report events that occur, or might occur, within the network, in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats.
Salary Range: $75,000 - $94,000
Location: Pensacola, FL
Job Type: Onsite
Eligibility:
- 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
- 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, 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.
- 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
- Python programming experience
- 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+
Skills Required
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must possess an active TS/SCI security clearance
- Must obtain DHS Suitability before starting employment
- At least 2 years of directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis
- Experience developing and deploying detection signatures
- Experience detecting host-based and network-based intrusions using intrusion detection technologies such as Snort
- Experience implementing incident handling methodologies
- Experience implementing protocol analyzers
- Experience collecting data from multiple cyber defense resources
- Experience reading and interpreting signatures such as Snort signatures
- Experience performing packet-level analysis
- Experience conducting trend analysis
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma with 4 or more years of network investigations experience
- Python programming experience
- Strong mathematics and science background
- Experience with the Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite
- One or more certifications such as GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, or FedVTE
- GSEC, ArcSight or another SIEM certification, Network+, or Security+
What We Do
Who We Are: Solutions³ is an award-winning consulting and training organization, providing full lifecycle IT Management solutions built on industry best practices. Our complete solution includes innovation, thought leadership, and market-leading applications, implemented by a highly qualified team. This collaborative methodology results in projects that are clearly defined and understood, and support our clients’ business objectives. What We Do: Solutions³ focuses on the architecture, implementation, and training of each solution we provide. Our unique training, led by instructors who are also practitioners, brings valuable experience into the classroom. Our three-dimensional approach of people, process, and technology, combined with partner expertise, ensures that all aspects of the solution function effectively. We provide custom training to equip people with the knowledge and hands-on experience to manage their IT solutions, we enable business improvement with ITIL-based processes and best-of-breed technology, and our strong partner ecosystem allows us to address a broader range of IT needs. Within our expertise areas, we provide assessments, component design, implementation plans, test plans, application deployment and integration, process and policy definition, knowledge transfer, custom end-user training, and ongoing operation and maintenance. These expertise areas include: - Cybersecurity Training & Governance - IT Service Management (Service Desk & ITIL®) - IT Operations Management - Critical Notification Systems - Project Management - Staff Augmentation
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