Senior Cyber Network Defense Analyst - Incident Response

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Cyber Network Defense Analyst to support a U.S. Government customer for onsite incident response. You will investigate breaches, develop mitigation plans, and help restore services. The role emphasizes signature development, IDS alert validation, and threat analysis in a secure government-focused environment.

Required: US citizenship, TS/SCI clearance, and 5+ years in cyber defense with Snort and protocol analysis. Arlington, VA-based position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in cyber defense analysis with leading-edge tools.
• Experience developing and deploying signatures.
• Experience detecting intrusions with IDS technologies (e.g., Snort).
• Experience handling incidents and protocol analyzers.
• Experience collecting data from cyber defense resources.

Responsibilities

• Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify threats.
• Coordinate with defense staff to validate alerts.
• Document and escalate incidents with history and impact.
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting.
• Provide daily summaries of network events for defense.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active TS/SCI clearance

DHS EOD Suitability

5+ years cyber defense experience

Snort intrusion detection

Education

BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related

HS Diploma + 7+ years investigations

Tools

Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite

Snort rule/signature development

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Cyber Network Defense Analyst to support a U.S. Government customer for onsite incident response. You will investigate breaches, develop mitigation plans, and help restore services. The role emphasizes signature development, IDS alert validation, and threat analysis in a secure government-focused environment.

Required: US citizenship, TS/SCI clearance, and 5+ years in cyber defense with Snort and protocol analysis. Arlington, VA-based position with competitive benefits.