Senior Network Analyst: Secure Telecom & NSA Tools

Cornerstone Defense LLC; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

401(k) plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Job summary

Cornerstone Defense LLC seeks a Senior Network Analyst in Hanover, MD, to conduct advanced network analyses across non-IP networks and telecommunications platforms. You will work with NSA data repositories, front-end systems, and protocol tools to produce rigorous requirements and reports for development teams.

Qualified candidates will have 10+ years in network analysis, telecommunications expertise, and experience with NSA data environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of network analysis experience, including non-IP networks.
• 10+ years of experience with telecommunications, network management systems, and network management protocols.
• Experience with NSA data repositories and front-end systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform network analysis across non-IP networks, telecommunications systems, and network management protocols
• Utilize basic data processing and scripting skills (Perl, Python, or equivalent tools)
• Use Wireshark, Renoir, and other protocol/packet analysis tools
• Research and apply telecommunications standards, including ITU-T Recommendations and IETF RFCs
• Collaborate across multiple technical disciplines (signals analysts, protocol analysts, hardware developers, intelligence analysts)
• Produce technical writing and requirements documentation for ANR developers and external development teams/vendors
• Work with NSA data repositories (BLACKPEARL, XKEYSCORE, NKB, etc.)
• Operate collection front-end systems such as AST-557, Packet Raptor, and AST-128
• Diagnose network protocols using outputs from NSA signals/protocol analysis tools (Wireshark, DVT, TAROTCARD, etc.)

Skills

Network analysis

Telecommunications

Non-IP networks

Tools

Wireshark

Renoir

AST-557

Packet Raptor

AST-128

XKEYSCORE

BLACKPEARL

NKB

Job description

Cornerstone Defense LLC seeks a Senior Network Analyst in Hanover, MD, to conduct advanced network analyses across non-IP networks and telecommunications platforms. You will work with NSA data repositories, front-end systems, and protocol tools to produce rigorous requirements and reports for development teams.

Qualified candidates will have 10+ years in network analysis, telecommunications expertise, and experience with NSA data environments.