Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) – TS/SCI

ARSIEM; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ARSIEM Corporation seeks a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) to monitor network activity and analyze for evidence of suspicious behavior, protecting information and systems for a government client in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities include characterizing and analyzing network traffic, validating alerts with cyber defense staff, conducting trend analysis, and providing daily summaries of events relevant to cyber defense.

Qualifications

• BS in CS/Cyber Security/Engineering or HS Diploma with 4+ years of network investigations experience.
• 2+ years of direct relevant cyber defense experience with leading-edge technologies and tools.
• Experience developing and deploying signatures.
• Experience reading/signatures (e.g., Snort).
• Experience packet-level analysis and trend analysis.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
• Perform event correlation to gain situational awareness of observed attacks.
• Provide daily summaries of network events relevant to cyber defense.

Skills

Python programming

Cyber defense

Trend analysis

Illicit activity detection

Incident handling

Signatures development

Network monitoring

OS fingerprinting

Education

BS in Computer Science / Cyber Security / Computer Engineering or related (or HS Diploma + 4+ years)

Tools

SiLK tool suite

intrusion detection (Snort)

Job description

ARSIEM Corporation seeks a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) to monitor network activity and analyze for evidence of suspicious behavior, protecting information and systems for a government client in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities include characterizing and analyzing network traffic, validating alerts with cyber defense staff, conducting trend analysis, and providing daily summaries of events relevant to cyber defense.