Senior Network Forensics Analyst — Edge Devices

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401k

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a Network Forensics Analyst to support DHS Hunt and Incident Response initiatives. The candidate will apply in-depth knowledge of TTPs to hunt for threats focusing on edge devices and network-based compromises.

The role requires DHS-clearance-ready capabilities and hands-on experience with multiple vendor platforms. Responsibilities include coordinating incident response activities, analyzing traffic and device logs, and delivering actionable findings to government

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as hunt and incident response SME for network-centric edge-device compromises.
• Coordinate teams for incident response investigations, onsite and remotely.
• Analyze network traffic and device logs to identify anomalies and threats.
• Reconstruct attacks with timelines, attacker paths and exfiltration patterns.
• Assess topology and configurations, advising on security hardening for Cisco, Ivanti, Palo Alto, Ciena and Juniper.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active TS/SCI clearance

DHS Suitability

8+ years experience

Edge devices expertise

Network security

Threat hunting

Incident response

Education

BS in Computer Science / Cyber Security

HS Diploma + 10+ years experience

Tools

Cisco IOS

UNIX/Linux

Windows

SIEM

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a Network Forensics Analyst to support DHS Hunt and Incident Response initiatives. The candidate will apply in-depth knowledge of TTPs to hunt for threats focusing on edge devices and network-based compromises.

The role requires DHS-clearance-ready capabilities and hands-on experience with multiple vendor platforms. Responsibilities include coordinating incident response activities, analyzing traffic and device logs, and delivering actionable findings to government