Advanced Blue Cyber Analyst

at  JFL Consulting LLC

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: MID-SENIOR LEVEL (5-10+ YEARS)

JFL Consulting is currently seeking a talented and motivated Advanced Blue Cyber Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of a team of network, system and security engineers tasked with the remediation of existing network equipment and upgrading to new equipment. If you are passionate about networking, have the requisite skills and qualifications, and are looking for an opportunity to grow within a dynamic organization, this position may be for you.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the required advanced cyber analytical assessments
• Possess working knowledge of DoD’s IT system and network certification and accreditation processes to include system security authorization agreements
• Experience conducting Information Operations Computer Network Defense/Exploitation assessments
• Programming experience (Perl, Python, C, etc.)
• Experience with firewalls and network TAP technologies
• Have strong experience with security monitoring, threat hunting, packet analysis, malware analysis, signature development, shell scripting
• Familiarity with Linux environments (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu)
• Installing, configuring, and administering software applications
• Possess troubleshooting skills in problems with software and hardware
• Configuring, managing, and maintaining networking equipment
• Strong computer networking skills
• Working knowledge of Department of Defense’s Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert processes
• Working knowledge of Computer Network modeling software
• Working knowledge of Computer Network vulnerability/compliance analysis software

Duties to Include but not limited to:

• Conduct advanced cyber assessment technical planning and execution.
• Liaise between customers, external stakeholders, assessment site POCs, and customer’s technical SMEs to maximize the effectiveness and safety of advanced cyber assessments.
• Understand customer assessment objectives and the technical requirements necessary to meet those objectives.
• Draft, coordinate, and maintain assessment-specific documents for network connection authorization for assigned cyber activities.
• Provide technical insights and recommendations to the customer
• Collaborate with customer leadership, assessment coordinators, and authoritative subject matter expert to support the assessments.
• Provide recommendations on appropriate hardware and software required to optimize advanced cyber assessments.
• Interface with technical staff within customer Information Technology commercial vendors.
• Participate in annual updates to the SOPs by providing recommendations to the customer.

Required Education and Experience:

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science or engineering. In lieu of a degree, 10 years of directly related operational experience may be substituted as agreed to by the government.
• Advanced Blue Cyber Operators must hold an IAT Level II (Ex. Sec+, CISSP, GCIH, CYSA+) and CSSP Auditor (Ex. CEH, CYSA+, Pentest+) certification as defined and described in DoDD 8570.01, 8570.01-M, 8140.01-03 and as amended.

Competitive benefits package includes:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision plan for each employee and dependents.
• 401(k) plan retirement plan with 3% company match and vesting from day one.
• Generous leave policy including 15 vacation days.
• Reimbursement for job-related certifications, generous training budget and company provided access to training platforms.

• Conduct advanced cyber assessment technical planning and execution.
• Liaise between customers, external stakeholders, assessment site POCs, and customer’s technical SMEs to maximize the effectiveness and safety of advanced cyber assessments.
• Understand customer assessment objectives and the technical requirements necessary to meet those objectives.
• Draft, coordinate, and maintain assessment-specific documents for network connection authorization for assigned cyber activities.
• Provide technical insights and recommendations to the customer
• Collaborate with customer leadership, assessment coordinators, and authoritative subject matter expert to support the assessments.
• Provide recommendations on appropriate hardware and software required to optimize advanced cyber assessments.
• Interface with technical staff within customer Information Technology commercial vendors.
• Participate in annual updates to the SOPs by providing recommendations to the customer