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Job Description
OVERVIEW :
We are seeking Computer Network Defense Analysts (CNDAs) of all skill levels for a variety of roles to support core Intelligence Community (IC) missions through our Next Generation Analysts portfolio. As a cyber professional in the intelligence community, you will work as part of a team on the frontlines against our cyber adversaries. We need cyber professionals with technical expertise and a driving desire to remain at the forefront of their field. These opportunities will give you the chance to showcase your talent and expertise while working on the cutting edge of national cybersecurity missions. Join us in helping advance our national security interests as part of the world’s most advanced team of cyber professionals.
GENERAL DUTIES :
Use information collected from a variety sources (e.g., intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs) to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events that occur, and defend against events that might occur.
Help develop mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure devices or systems.
Your work may span the gamut of data transport possibilities, such as traditional wired networks, wireless transport (including Wi-Fi and cellular), collaborative platforms such as video teleconferencing, and the hardware and software that support it all.
You can advance your career as you develop increasing expertise in networking protocols and architectures, cloud security, Internet of Things protocols, and advanced network security.
Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings including any new tradecraft that you develop with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.
Required Skills
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Up to 18 semester hours of military training / coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate degree.
Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design / development, programming, information / cyber / network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and / or systems engineering.
Additionally, must have experience in network or system administration. If not credited toward education requirements, completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course), Undergraduate Cyber Training (UCT), Network Warfare Bridge Course (NWBC) / Intermediate Network Warfare Training (INWT), Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience requirement (i.e., 20- to 24-week courses will count as 6 months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level. The total of all experience equivalencies is capped at half of the required years of experience.
Specific labor category determined by years of experience educational degrees :
Level 1
2 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
4 years’ applicable experience with associate degree
Level 2
2 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
3 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
5 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
7 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 3
4 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
6 years’ applicable experience with a master’s degree, OR
8 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
10 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
Level 4
7 years’ applicable experience with a PhD, OR
9 years’ applicable experience with
a master’s degree, OR
11 years’ applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, OR
13 years’ applicable experience with an associate degree
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