Cybersecurity Analyst (Government)

AT&T - HONOLULU, Hawaii

The Cybersecurity Analyst is a member of the Defensive Cyber Operations team (on the DISA GSM-O program). This team supports network assurance activities within DISA.

Candidate will perform the following duties:

• Responsible for maintaining the integrity and security of enterprise-wide cyber systems and networks
• Supports cyber security initiatives through both predictive and reactive analysis
  
• Articulates emerging trends to leadership and staff
• Coordinates resources during incident response efforts, driving incidents to timely and complete resolution
• Performs network traffic analysis using raw packet data, net flow, IDS data, and custom sensor output
• Reviews threat data and develops custom signatures
• Correlates actionable security events and develops unique correlation techniques
• Uses attack signatures and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to aid in Zero-Day detection
• Uses attack signatures and TTPs associated with Advanced Persistent Threats to identify new threats and attacks
• Conducts basic malware analysis of attacker tools, identifying indicators of compromise, and reverse engineer attacker encoding protocols
• Interfaces with external entities, including law enforcement and intelligence community organizations
• Provides analysis of incidents for customers by: o determining the incident’s nature and formulating responses o identifying and providing the ability to surge during emergencies o correlating event and incident data o determining possible effects on the DODIN, customer networks, and other organizations
• Ability to work independently and within a team as required
• Monitors Computer Network Defense (CND) security-relevant network components
• Performs infrastructure monitoring, performance assessment, new requirement analysis and support

Additional Duties

• Prepare and disseminate CND reports, trends, responses, mitigations, analysis, and information
• Provide support to leadership for CND applicable activities within Protect, Detect, Respond, and Sustain
• Support a performance-based environment with pre-determined Acceptable Levels of Performance (ALPs)
• Support the development, documentation, and tracking of metrics relevant to the ALPs
• Interface with government counterparts and leadership

Required Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, with three (3) years of professional experience; or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, with five (5) years of professional experience; or ten (10) years professional experience in Information Security, with at least four (4) years specializing in security, vulnerability mitigation techniques, and exploitation methods within enterprise networks
• DoD 8570 Compliant for IAT Level II: Possess a CASP, CCNA-Security, CISSP, CSA , GICSP, GSEC, Security CE, or SSCP certification
• DoD 8570 Compliant for CSSP Analyst within 180 days of employment: Possess a CEH, CFR, CSA , GCIA, GCIH, GISCP, or SCYBER certification
• In-depth understanding of TCP/IP protocols, ports, and services
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Desired Experience, Education, and Certifications:

• CND experience
• Department of Defense experience
• NIX familiarity
• Command Line Scripting skills (PERL, Python, PowerShell scripting) to automate analysis task
• Knowledge of hacker TTPs
• Be able to conduct basic malware analysis
• Demonstrated hands on experience with various static and dynamic malware analysis tools
• Knowledge of advanced threat actor TTPs
• Understanding of software exploits
• Ability to analyze packed and obfuscated code
• Comprehensive understanding of common Windows APIs and ability to analyze shellcode

Required Clearance: Active TS/SCI


AT&T is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

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Posted: 30+ days ago

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