Network Based Systems Analyst III
Core
Monitor network activity, identify and report security events, and recommend proactive measures to protect information systems from threats.
Role type
Senior IC Cyber Network Defense Analyst
Builds
Incident response investigations and network security posture improvements for US Government clients
Domain
Cybersecurity / Network Defense
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Network investigations, TCP/IP protocols, standard network protocols (ICMP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB, NFS), Wi-Fi networking, network topology analysis (DMZ, WAN), SIEM (Splunk), MITRE ATT&CK, defense-in-depth principles, network traffic analysis, PCAP analysis, network device integrity assessment
Preferred skills
Network analysis software (Wireshark), PCAP carving, non-traditional traffic analysis (C2), evidence preservation, virtualized environments
Technologies
Splunk, Wireshark, TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMB, NFS, MITRE ATT&CK
Responsibilities
Coordinate preliminary incident response investigations, analyze anomalous network activity to determine courses of action, assess network topology and device configurations for security concerns, collect and analyze network intrusion artifacts, analyze malicious network activity to identify weaknesses and effects, collect network device integrity data, assist with real-time CND incident handling tasks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC