Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

Job Title: Computer Network Defense Analyst (CNDA)

Location: Various Locations

Job Type: Full-Time

Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

About the Role: As cyber threats evolve and proliferate rapidly, Computer Network Defense Analysts (CNDAs) are essential to cyber network operations (CNO) and enabling information superiority. We assist our customers in preparing, defending, and sustaining their cyber missions and protecting their enterprises against cyber threats. We seek CNDAs of all skill levels for various roles to support core Intelligence Community (IC) missions through our Next Generation Analysts portfolio. Our national security depends on technology as never before, and this dependence is growing at an ever-increasing rate. 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 allow you to showcase your talent and knowledge while working on cutting-edge national cybersecurity missions. Join us in helping advance our national security interests as part of the world's most advanced team of cyber professionals.

What You'll Get to Do: As a CNDA, you will:

• Use information from various sources (e.g., intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs) to identify potential vulnerabilities, respond to cyber events, 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.
• 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 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.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a 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:

• Experience 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, experience in network or system administration is required.
• 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), or Cyber Defense Operations will be considered towards relevant experience. For example, 20- to 24-week courses will count as six months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as three months of experience.
• In some cases, foreign language proficiency may satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scores must substantiate your proficiency level. The total of all experience equivalencies is capped at half of the required years of experience.

Experience Levels:

• Level 1: 2 years applicable experience with a bachelor's degree, OR 4 years applicable experience with an 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.

Compensation: $80,000.00 - $230,000.00 per year

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