DESE Research, Inc. seeks a Network Defense Analyst to join an exciting and growing team focused on the cybersecurity analysis, protection, and defense of critical Department of Defense (DoD) networks and infrastructure.
The candidate will join a team of analysts to provide monitoring and analysis of DoD networks to maintain defense and safeguarding of protected data and access. The candidate will additionally perform network flow analysis as well as deep packet inspection to identify vulnerabilities, traffic anomalies, or concerns related to abnormal activity on protected networks. The team will leverage network monitoring tools to process alerts related to vulnerabilities and compile reports based on findings for DoD stakeholders. The candidate will also provide assistance to sites for the assurance of cybersecurity policy compliance and readiness of network infrastructure including firewalls, routers, switches, as well as cloud-hosted services.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Information Systems, or similar field of study

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Understanding of and experience with configuring and deploying TCP/IP networks
• Experience configuring networking hardware equipment such as firewalls, routers, and switches
• Ability to inspect and configure firewall policies within Windows and Linux environments
• Experience leveraging tools such as tcpdump and wireshark to perform deep packet analysis on IP networks
• Active DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II (e.g., Security+CE) certification
• One of the following active certifications (or ability to obtain within two months of hire):
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• CEH, CFR, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, GICSP, Cloud+, SCYBER, PenTest+

• Ability to work on a small team in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

BONUS SKILLS

• 2-4 years of related experience is desired
• Experience with the Nessus Security Suite of tools from Tenable
• Experience with Splunk, Elastic Search, and Kibana
• Familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and PowerShell

Please refer the Job description for details