Network Based Systems Analyst II

Solutions³ LLC; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Solutions³ LLC seeks a Network Based Systems Analyst II to support a government cyber defense program. You will analyze network traffic, characterize breaches, validate alerts, and document incidents from detection through remediation.

Responsibilities include trend analysis, event correlation, daily reports, signature development, and assisting in signatures for defense tools. Must be a US citizen with TS/SCI clearance and DHS suitability eligibility; 2+ years of cyber defense experience

Qualifications

• BS degree or HS Diploma with 4+ years of relevant experience in network investigations
• Experience identifying malicious network activity and anomalies
• Proficiency with intrusion detection tools and protocol analyzers
• Ability to develop network defense signatures and perform packet-level analysis
• Familiarity with trend analysis and incident reporting

Responsibilities

• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
• Coordinate with cyber defense staff to validate network alerts
• Document and escalate incidents with history, status, and potential impact
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting
• Perform event correlation to gain situational awareness and evaluate attacks
• Provide daily summaries of network events relevant to cyber defense
• Analyze IDS alerts against traffic using packet analysis tools
• Identify OS and applications of network devices from traffic
• Assist in constructing signatures for defense tools

Education

BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 4+ years of network investigations experience

Tools

Snort

Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite

Job description

Title: Network Based Systems Analyst II

Description: Solutions³ LLC is supporting our prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program for on and offsite incident response to Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners who experience cyber-attacks. Solutions³ LLC provides advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation, using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities.

Solutions³ LLC is seeking a Network Based Systems Analyst II to support this critical mission by performing investigations to characterize the level of severity of breaches and developing mitigation/remediation plans.

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

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
• Document and expedite 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

Required Skills

• 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

Desired Skills

• Python programming experience
• Strong math and science background
• Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite

Desired Certifications

• 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+

Required Education

BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 4+ years of network investigations experience