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Prattwhitney

Cyber Network Defense Analyst II

Prattwhitney, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 22201


Cyber Network Defense Analyst IIDate Posted:

2024-04-05

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA149: 1110 N Glebe Road Arlington, 1110 North Glebe Road Suite 630, Arlington, VA, 22201 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

Nightwing is supporting a U.S. Government customer to provide support for onsite incident response to civilian Government agencies and critical asset owners who experience cyber-attacks, providing immediate investigation and resolution. Contract personnel perform investigations to characterize the severity of breaches, develop mitigation plans, and assist with the restoration of services. Nightwing is seeking a Cyber Network Defense Analyst to support this critical customer mission.

The CDNA uses information collected from a variety of sources to monitor network activity and analyze it for evidence of suspicious behavior. Monitoring and analysis are performed to identify and report events that occur, or might occur, within the network, in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats.

Responsibilities:

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

Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment

Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting

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

Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices

Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts

Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities

Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity

Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information

Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata

Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools

Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic

Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic

Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities

Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave

Required Skills/Clearances:

U.S. Citizenship

Active TS/SCI clearance

Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability

5+ years of direct relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading edge technologies and industry standard cyber defense tools

Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures

Experience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort)

Experience implementing incident handling methodologies

Experience implementing protocol analyzers

Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources

Experience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g., Snort)

Experience performing packet-level analysis

Experience conducting trend analysis

Desired Skills:

Python programming experience

Strong math and science background

Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite

Required Education:

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

Desired Certifications:

One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE, GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+

The salary range for this role is 77,000 USD - 163,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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