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Job Summary:
Nightwing is a company that provides advanced cyber and data operations services to various sectors including the intelligence community and defense. They are seeking a Cyber Network Forensic Analyst II to support incident response investigations for U.S. Government customers, focusing on identifying and mitigating cyber threats.
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;
• Assists with the writing and publishing of Computer Network Defense guidance and reports on incident findings to appropriate constituencies;
• 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.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 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
• BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 7-9 years of network investigations experience.
Preferred:
• 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 designing cyber security systems and environments in a Linux and/or Windows environment
• Proficiency with virtualized environments
• DoD 8140.01 IAT Level II, IASAE II, CSSP Analyst- DoD 8140.01 GCIA, GCIH, CSSP Analyst/CSSP Incident Responder- DoD 8140.01 CEH, CSSP Analyst- SANS GIAC GNFA preferred
Company:
Nightwing provides cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence services for government and commercial customers. Founded in 2024, the company is headquartered in Sterling, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.