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Salary:$75-85/hr
Location: Arlington, VA
Clearance: Secret

We are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Host-Based Systems Analyst to perform investigations to develop a preliminary diagnosis of the severity of breaches.

Qualifications:

• Must have 8+ years of directly relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading-edge technologies and industry-standard forensic tools
• Experience with reconstructing a malicious attack or activity
• Ability to characterize and analyze network traffic, identify anomalous activity / potential threats, analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
• Ability to create forensically sound duplicates of evidence (forensic images)
• Able to write cyber investigative reports documenting forensics findings
• In depth knowledge and experience of:
  • identifying different classes and characterization of attacks and attack stages
  • CND policies, procedures and regulations
  • proactive analysis of systems and networks, to include creating trust levels of critical resources
  • system and application security threats and vulnerabilities
  • of network topologies, Wi-Fi Networking, and TCP/IP protocols
  • Splunk (or other SIEMs)
  • Vulnerability scanning, assessment and monitoring tools such as Security Center, Nessus, and Endgame
  • MITRE Adversary Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK)
• Must be able to work collaboratively across physical locations.

Responsibilities:

• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
• 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 incidents
• Collects network device integrity data and analyze for signs of tampering or compromise
• Analyzes identified malicious network and system log activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
• Tracking and documenting on-site incident response activities and providing updates to leadership through executive summaries and in-depth technical reports
• Planning, coordinating, and directing the inventory, examination, and comprehensive technical analysis of computer related evidence
• Serving as technical forensics liaison to stakeholders and explaining investigation details