Host Systems Analyst II Security Clearance

Position: Host Based Systems Analyst II with Security Clearance
Host Based Systems Analyst II Arlington, VA Systems Analyst –  / Full-time / On-site apply for this job About ARSIEM Corporation At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients. We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government. ARSIEM has an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to providing the best possible support.

As demand increases, ARSIEM continues to provide reliable and cutting-edge technical solutions at the best value to our clients. That means a career packed with opportunities to grow and the ability to have an impact on every client you work with. ARSIEM is looking for a Cyber Network Defense Analyst (CNDA) to provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity.

This position will support one of our Government clients in Arlington, VA. Responsibilities
* The Computer Network Defense Analyst uses information collected from a variety of sources to monitor network activity and analyze it for evidence of suspicious behavior. Monitoring and analysis are performed to identify and report events that occur, or might occur, within the network, in order to protect information, information systems, and networks from threats. CNDAs review data collected to analyze cyber events, and the network environment, to find trends, patterns or anomaly correlations that indicate more serious attacks or future threats.

The CNDAs will recommend proactive measures to contain the incident. These proactive measurers include, but are not limited to, identification of intruder local changes/suspect interactions, isolation, in-depth digital media analysis, consultation with law enforcement or counterintelligence organizations, development of signatures to detect this malicious behavior and development and deployment of eradication tools.
* The majority of the CNDA’s time (75%) will be spent executing the following tasks:
* Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources
* Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts
* Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment
* Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting
* Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
* Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices
* Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts
* Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities
* Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity
* Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information
* Determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusion sets
* Examine network topologies to understand data flows through the network
* Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata
* Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings)
* Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools
* Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic
* Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic
* Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities
* Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave
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