Cyber Defense Analysts - Junior

ECS is seeking a Cyber Defense Analyst -Junior to work in our Suitland, MD office.  

• Develop content for cyber defense tools.
• 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.
• Ensure that cybersecurity-enabled products or other compensating security control technologies reduce identified risk to an acceptable level.
• 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.
• Perform security reviews and identify security gaps in security architecture resulting in recommendations for inclusion in the risk mitigation strategy.
• Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata.
• Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings).
• Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools

Salary Range: $71,500 - $81,500
General Description of Benefits

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret the information collected by network tools (e.g. Nslookup, Ping, and Traceroute).
• Knowledge of host/network access control mechanisms (e.g., access control list, capabilities lists).
• Knowledge of vulnerability information dissemination sources (e.g., alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins).
• Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
• Knowledge of front-end collection systems, including traffic collection, filtering, and selection.
• Experience with system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques.
• Knowledge of cyber defense and information security policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Knowledge of the common attack vectors on the network layer.
• Knowledge of different classes of attacks (e.g., passive, active, insider, close-in, distribution attacks).
• In-depth understanding of cyber attackers (e.g., script kiddies, insider threat, non-nation state sponsored, and nation sponsored).
• Knowledge of various types of network communication (e.g., LAN, WAN, MAN, WLAN, WWAN).
• Knowledge of file extensions (e.g., .dll, .bat, .zip, .pcap, .gzip).
• Knowledge of front-end collection systems, including traffic collection, filtering, and selection.
• Bachelor's degree.