Cybersecurity Network Analyst

MANTECH; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks an experienced Cybersecurity Network Analyst to join our Fort Meade, MD team. You will maintain insider threat software, analyze threats, and generate reports while collaborating with government stakeholders to ensure security and performance across enterprise applications.

The role requires hands-on network analysis, incident response experience, and proficiency with Splunk for creating knowledge objects and dashboards. A TS/SCI with Poly is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of Cybersecurity Threat Analysis experience in Cybersecurity techniques and Network Analysis.
• 1+ year with Splunk creating knowledge objects, robust queries/searches, reports and charts.
• Experience with TCP/IP fundamentals, Windows OS and supporting Office applications, real-world incident management and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Maintains integrity, security and availability of Insider Threat software; formats threat analysis reports and identifies events requiring follow-up action.
• Implements/maintains software and policies for security and integrity; monitors network logs for proper operation.
• Supports development of analysis, design requirements, database design, development and analysis activities.
• Performs regular database backups and baseline audits; develops simple queries and reports software bugs or defects for correction.
• Assists Government in building and deploying software; provides training and makes minor modifications to correct errors and improve performance; conducts software testing of releases.

Skills

Cybersecurity threat analysis

Network analysis

Insider Threat analysis

Incident response

Splunk

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Splunk

Job description

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Network Analyst to join our team in Fort Meade, MD.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Maintains the integrity, security and availability of the Insider Threat software tool and organizes and formats threat analysis reports; identifies events/incidents that require follow-up action
• Implements new software or software modifications to comply with design and/or performance requirements and administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of software and reports generated (U) Monitors various network logs to ensure proper operation.
• Supports the development of long- and short-term analysis and design requirements, database design, development, implementation, and analysis activities
• Performs regularly scheduled database back- ups to prevent the potential loss of collected data. Tests backups to ensure the ability to restore data and Performs baseline audits. Develops simple database queries, identify and report software bugs or defects for correction
• Assists the Government in building and deploying software and enhancements. Provides training and makes minor modifications to existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve threat software performance and performs software testing of new releases/upgrades and policies to ensure compatibility with enterprise applications and full compatibility with all enterprise applications
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections of the software operations, hardware integration, and systems logs. Monitors data repositories, identifies, and resolves any performance issues arising from use of the Insider Threat software components and /or the organizational intranet
• Maintain data files and control procedures for a system of networked computers or for a single group of microcomputers linked to a host workstation, or mainframe and Maintains system security and data integrity Assign passwords and monitor use of resources, back up files as required and work with management to define requests for information

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of Cybersecurity Threat Analysis experience in the following disciplines: Cybersecurity techniques and Network Analysis, Insider Threat Analysis software
• 1+ year with Splunk -- creating knowledge objects and robust queries/searches, along with creating reports and generating charts from the resulting queries/searches.
• Experience with TCP/IP fundamentals, Windows Operating Systems and supporting Office applications, real-world incident management and incident response.

Clearance Requirements

• Must have a current/ active TS/SCI w/ Poly

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.