Intermediate Cyber Defense Analyst

Overview Intermediate Cyber Defense AnalystWashington DCAre you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer's core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!Chenega Systems (CS) provides federal agencies empowered solutions in Cybersecurity and Data Visualization. Our Subject Matter Experts offer decades of experience working in the federal marketplace and the data visualization environment. The Intermediate Cyber Defense Analyst is responsible for using data collected from a variety of cyber defense tools (e.g., IDS alerts, firewalls, network traffic logs) to analyze events that occur within their environments to mitigate threats. Responsibilities Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of systems to identify malicious activity.Document and escalate incidents (including the event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment. Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, and effects on system and information.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. Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of source data sets (indications and warnings). Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts. Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting. Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources.Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts.Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices.Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity or a related discipline5+ years of experience in incident response and/or breach responseCompTIA PenTest+, CompTIA CySA+, EC-Council CEH or equivalent certificationBackground check requiredKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, as well as network security methodologies.Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk). Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions.Knowledge of Intrusion Detection System (IDS)/Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) tools and applications.Skill in collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources. Knowledge of network traffic analysis methods. Knowledge of cyber attackers (e.g., script kiddies, insider threat, non-nation state-sponsored, and nation-sponsored). Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools and their capabilities. Knowledge of what constitutes a network attack and a network attack's relationship to both threats and vulnerabilities. Knowledge of how to use network analysis tools to identify vulnerabilities.Skill in recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks.Skill in performing packet-level analysis.How you'll growAt Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers. BenefitsAt Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you. Chenega MIOS's cultureOur positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives. Corporate citizenshipChenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. Learn more about Chenega's impact on the world. Chenega MIOS News- from your Talent Acquisition TeamWe want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links: Chenega MIOS web site - Glassdoor - - - Systems, LLCOptionsApply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendReferSorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later.Share on your newsfeed Connect With Us! Not ready to apply? Connect with usfor general consideration. Our wide range of benefit options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Based on eligibility, benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement. 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Created: 2024-11-07