On-Site Cyber Network Forensics Analyst II (TS/SCI)

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC seeks a Network Forensics Analyst to support a U.S. Government customer with onsite incident response for civilian agencies and critical asset owners.

You will investigate breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist in restoring services, coordinating with government leads and customers on site. Required are top-tier security credentials, deep knowledge of CND and TCP/IP, and hands-on experience with network forensics, SIEMs like Splunk, and PCAP

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• DHS Suitability
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations
• In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations
• In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols
• In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.
• In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking
• In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies
• DMZ’s, WAN’s, 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 defense-in-depth 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

Responsibilities

• Assists the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations;
• Assists with interfacing with the customer while on site;
• Determines appropriate courses of actions 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, URI’s, 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;
• Collects network device integrity data and analyze for signs of tampering or compromise;
• Assists with real-time CND incident handling (i.e., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and advising on system remediation) tasks to support onsite engagements.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Active TS/SCI clearance

DHS Suitability

5+ years network investigations

CND policies knowledge

TCP/IP protocols knowledge

Common network protocols (ICMP etc)

WiFi networking experience

Network topologies knowledge

MITRE ATT&CK knowledge

Defense-in-depth principles

On-site collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of network investigations experience

Tools

Splunk

Wireshark

PCAP analysis

Job description

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC seeks a Network Forensics Analyst to support a U.S. Government customer with onsite incident response for civilian agencies and critical asset owners.

You will investigate breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist in restoring services, coordinating with government leads and customers on site. Required are top-tier security credentials, deep knowledge of CND and TCP/IP, and hands-on experience with network forensics, SIEMs like Splunk, and PCAP