Chenega Corporation · 1 day ago
Intermediate Cyber Defense Analyst (Part-Time)
Washington, DC, US
Full-time, Part-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$37.34/hr - $50/hr
5+ years expChenega Corporation is seeking an Intermediate Cyber Defense Analyst to join their team. The role involves using data from various cyber defense tools to analyze events and mitigate threats, ensuring the security of systems against potential attacks.
Information Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
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 the 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
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Cybersecurity or a related discipline
5+ years of experience in incident response and/or breach response
CompTIA PenTest+, CompTIA CySA+, EC-Council CEH or equivalent certification
Must be a US citizen
Must be able to pass a Criminal and Financial Background Check prior to starting
Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and 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
Company
Chenega Corporation
As the most successful Alaska Native village corporation, Chenega figures prominently in the diverse government services contracting marketplace supporting defense, intelligence, and federal civilian customers.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Robb Milne
CFO
Chris Andersen
Chief Development Officer, Military, Intel and Operations Support Strategic Business Unit
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