Senior Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) - Remote

ARGO Cyber Systems, LLC; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Argo Cyber Systems, LLC is seeking a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level III - Forensics to support federal missions. You will conduct digital forensics, incident response and proactive hunting across host-based, network-based and cloud environments, providing rapid analysis and mitigation guidance.

The ideal candidate has active TS/SCI clearance, 5+ years in network investigations, deep knowledge of TCP/IP and SIEM tools, and the ability to coordinate across remote and onsite teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations
• In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations
• In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations
• Assists the Government lead 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
• 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

Network investigations

Splunk/SIEM

TCP/IP knowledge

MITRE ATT&CK

Team collaboration

Education

BS Computer Science or related field

Tools

Splunk

Wireshark

PCAP analysis

Job description

Argo Cyber Systems, LLC is seeking a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) Level III - Forensics to support federal missions. You will conduct digital forensics, incident response and proactive hunting across host-based, network-based and cloud environments, providing rapid analysis and mitigation guidance.

The ideal candidate has active TS/SCI clearance, 5+ years in network investigations, deep knowledge of TCP/IP and SIEM tools, and the ability to coordinate across remote and onsite teams.