Network-based Systems Analyst IV

Job Description(7-9 years network investigations experience with a High school diploma; or a Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related discipline, and with 5-7 years of network investigations experience)Proficiency level III includes all skills defined at level II in addition to the following:* Assist the Government lead in coordinating teams in preliminary incident response investigations* Assist the Government lead with interfacing with the customer while onsite* Determines appropriate courses of actions in response to identified and analyzed anomalous network activity* Assess network topology and device configurations identifying critical security concerns and providing security best practice recommendations* Assist with the writing and publishing of Computer Network Defense guidance and reports on incident findings to appropriate constituenciesCore Competencies: 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* Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata* Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based on network traffic* Examine network topologies to understand data flows through the network* Knowledge of network device integrity concepts and methodologies* Skill in preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards