Forensic Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) - 8 years experience at BCMC Arlington, VA

Comunidade Metodista; Arlington (VA); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive salary

Employer-paid health, dental, vision

Life and disability coverage

401k with company match

Descrizione del lavoro

BCMC is seeking Forensic Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) in Arlington, VA, to perform advanced DFIR in cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments. You will analyze cloud platform activity, investigate incidents, and build detection automation using PowerShell, Python, and Bash.

Strong identity security expertise and active security clearances are required. Responsibilities include coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders, producing incident reports, and developing playbooks

Competenze

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required or active eligibility.

Mansioni

• Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis from on-premises and cloud platforms (Entra ID/Azure AD, M365, AWS, GCP, SaaS) to identify compromise activity, persistence mechanisms, and data exfiltration.
• Investigate and respond to incidents and attacks targeting cloud and hybrid identity.
• Correlate cloud control-plane events and network telemetry to reconstruct attacker timelines, validate IOCs, and identify post-compromise privilege escalation.
• Develop and operationalize detection logic and automation using cloud-native tools and scripting, integrating threat intelligence feeds.
• Produce technical reports, incident documentation, and containment recommendations; support incident response playbooks for cloud/hybrid environments.
• Support cloud development and automation projects to enhance threat emulation, investigative, and hunting capabilities.
• Coordinate with internal teams, government staff, and external stakeholders to validate alerts and investigate findings.

Conoscenze

U.S. Citizenship

TS/SCI clearance

DHS EOD Suitability

8+ years cyber forensics

Cloud security (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS)

Hybrid identity security

Incident response reporting

Formazione

BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related field

HS Diploma with 10+ years relevant experience

Strumenti

Terraform

Kubernetes

CloudFormation

Azure Resource Manager

Docker

PowerShell

Python

Bash

JavaScript

Descrizione del lavoro

Forensic Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) - 8 years experience job at BCMC. Arlington, VA. BCMC provides 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. Team personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. We are seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) with Cloud Forensics experience to support this critical customer mission.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis from on-premises and cloud platforms (Entra ID/Azure AD, M365, AWS, GCP, SaaS) to identify compromise activity, persistence mechanisms, and data exfiltration.
• Investigate and respond to incidents and attacks targeting cloud and hybrid identity.
• Correlate cloud control-plane events and network telemetry (e.g., Azure Activity Logs, AWS CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs) to reconstruct attacker timelines, validate IOCs, and identify post-compromise privilege escalation.
• Develop and operationalize detection logic and automation using cloud-native tools (Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, AWS GuardDuty, GCP Chronicle) and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash), integrating threat intelligence feeds and indicators.
• Produce technical reports, incident documentation, and containment recommendations integrating cloud, identity, and endpoint findings; support development of incident response playbooks and procedures for cloud and hybrid environments.
• Support cloud development and automation projects to enhance threat emulation, investigative, and hunting capabilities.
• Coordinate with internal teams, government staff, and external stakeholders to validate alerts and investigate preliminary findings.

Required Skills:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
• 8+ years of experience in cyber forensic investigations with leading tools and techniques.
• Strong understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS in cloud environments, and hybrid identity security.
• Expertise in acquiring forensically sound evidence, analyzing attacks, and reporting findings.
• Knowledge of M365/Azure, hybrid identity, and threats targeting these solutions.
• Knowledge of AWS, IAM, and best practices for cloud identity security.

Desired Skills:

• Strong API and scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash, JavaScript) for automation and threat detection.
• Knowledge of common and advanced cloud attacks and techniques, and how to detect and mitigate these threats.
• Proficiency with cloud automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, Docker).

Required Education:

• BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related field; OR HS Diploma with 10+ years relevant experience.

Desired Certifications:

• GCLD, GCFR, GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP, CCSP, AWS or Microsoft Cloud/Security certifications.

Our Company Overview

Business Computers Management Consulting Group, LLC (BCMC) is a small business specializing in Information Technology (IT), Cybersecurity, Information Assurance (IA), SOA, Big Data Management, Program Management, and more for Federal, State, and Local agencies. We possess highly skilled engineers, providing innovative solutions backed by strong past performances. We are ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, 20000:2018, and CMMI L3 certified and registered promising highest quality and services to all of our clients.

Benefits

• Extremely competitive salary
• 95% employer paid for employee medical, dental, & vision coverages
• 100% employer paid for employee life, STD & LTD disability coverages
• 401k with company match and profit sharing
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent & health care
• 11standard holidays & 3 weeks of annual leave Host Based Systems Analyst - IVHBA04 ESS-3286