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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

Required Skills:

U.S. Citizenship

Must have an active TS/SCI clearance

Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability

· 5+ years of directly relevant experience in network investigations

· In depth knowledge of CND policies, procedures and regulations

· In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocols

· In depth knowledge of standard protocols – ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS, etc.

· In depth knowledge and experience of Wifi networking

· In depth knowledge and experience of network topologies - DMZ’s, WAN’s, etc.

· Substantial knowledge of Splunk (or other SIEM’s)

· Understanding of MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)

· Knowledge of Computer Network Defense policies, procedures, and regulations

· Knowledge of defense-in-depth principles and general attack stages with respect to network security architecture

· Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources

· Ability to identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

· Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic

· Experience examining network topologies to understand data flows through the network

· Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations

Desired Skills:

· Substantial knowledge of network device integrity concepts and methodologies

· Proficiency with network analysis software (e.g. Wireshark)

· Proficiency with carving and extracting information from PCAP data

· Proficiency with non-traditional network traffic (e.g. Command and Control)

· Proficiency with preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards

· Proficiency with virtualized environments

Required Education:

BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of network investigations experience.

Desired Certifications:

· DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst, GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder, CEH

· SANS GIAC GNFA preferred

Notes:

Position; on-site