Network Based Systems Analyst II

Title: Network Based Systems Analyst IIDescription:Solutions LLC is supporting our prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer on alarge mission critical development and sustainment programfor on and offsite incident response to Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners who experience cyber-attacks. Solutions LLC provides advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation, using host and network-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities.Solutions LLC is seeking aNetwork Based Systems Analyst IIto support this critical mission by performing investigations to characterize the level of severity of breaches and developing mitigation/remediation plans.Eligibility: Must be a US CitizenMust have an activeTS/SCIclearanceMust be able to obtain?DHS Suitabilityprior tostarting employment2+ yearsof directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading edge technologies and industry standard cyber defense tools Responsibilities Include:Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resourcesCoordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alertsDocument and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environmentPerform cyber defense trend analysis and reportingPerform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attackProvide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practicesReceive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alertsProvide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activitiesUse cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activityAnalyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and informationIdentify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadataValidate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis toolsIdentify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network trafficReconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network trafficIdentify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activitiesAssist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave Required Skills:Experience successfully developing and deploying signaturesExperience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort)Experience implementing incident handling methodologiesExperience implementing protocol analyzersExperience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resourcesExperience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g. snort)Experience performing packet-level analysisExperience conducting trend analysis Desired Skills:Python programming experienceStrong math and science backgroundExperience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite Desired Certifications:One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTEGSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+ Required Education:BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma and 4+ years of network investigations experience