Network Forensics Cybersecurity Analyst - Arlington, United States - Node

Description

Network Forensics Cybersecurity Analyst / Network Based Systems Analyst

Location:
Arlington, VA

Must have Top Secret Security Clearance

Node provides support for on and offsite incident response to Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners who experience cyber-attacks and advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation, using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities.

Personnel perform investigations to characterize the level of severity of breaches and develop mitigation/remediation plans.
Node is seeking

Network Forensics Cybersecurity Analysts

to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations
• Assists the Government lead with interfacing with the customer while onsite
• Determines appropriate courses of action 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
• Assists with the writing and publishing of Computer Network Defense guidance and reports on incident findings to appropriate constituencies
• Collects network intrusion artifacts (e.g., PCAP, domains, URIs, 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
• Assists with realtime CND incident handling (i.e., forensic collections, intrusion correlation, and tracking, threat analysis, and advising on system remediation) tasks to support onsite engagements
• Provide technical briefings as required.

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 8+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations
• Indepth knowledge of CND policies, procedures, and regulations
• Indepth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, TCP/IP
• Indepth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking
• Indepth knowledge and experience of network topologies
• DMZs, WANs, 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 defenseindepth 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 nontraditional 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 & 10+ years of network investigations experience.

Desired Certifications:

• DoD IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst, GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder, CEH
• SANS GIAC GNFA preferred

Company Overview:
Node.
Digital is an independent Digital Automation & Cognitive Engineering company that integrates best-of-breed technologies to accelerate business impact.
Our Core Values help us in our mission


They include:

OUR CORE VALUES
Identifying the~RIGHT PEOPLE~and developing them to their full capabilities
Our customer's "Mission" is our "Mission". Our~MISSION FIRST~approach is designed to keep our customers fully engaged while becoming their trusted partner
We believe in~SIMPLIFYING~complex problems with a relentless focus on agile delivery excellence
Our mantra is "~Simple*Secure*Speed~" in the delivery of innovative services and solutions
We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic Life
Long-Term Disability
Health Saving Account
401K
Three weeks of PTO
10 Paid Holidays
Pre-Approved Online Training

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