Computer Network Defense Analyst

Belay is hiring multiple Computer Network Defense Analysts (CNDAs) to support a critical mission for the Intelligence Community (IC).

The CNDA will use information collected from various sources to identify and analyze vulnerabilities and report potential or actual events.

The CDNAs identify, analyze, map, and/or protect against vulnerabilities, intrusions, and threats to computer network systems.

• Use information collected from a variety of 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.
• Support a wide range 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 enable 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 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.

• Computer Network Defense Analyst Level 1 – Bachelor Degree with 2 years of experience.
• Computer Network Defense Analyst Level 2 – Bachelor Degree with 5 years of experience.
• Computer Network Defense Analyst Level 3 – Bachelor Degree with 8 years of experience.
• Computer Network Defense Analyst Level 4 – Bachelor Degree with 11 years of experience.
  * Other degrees may be considered relevant if programs contain a concentration of courses in the following foundational CS areas: algorithms, computer architecture (not network architecture), programming methodologies and languages, data structures, logic and computation, and advanced mathematics (for example, calculus, discrete mathematics).

• 18 semester hours of military training/curriculum in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate’s degree (applicable to Level 1–4).

• 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., 20–24 week courses will count as 6 months of experience, 10–14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience).

• 8 weeks paid leave – 4 weeks of personal leave, 3 Yay! days, take off on your birthday, 11 paid holidays, and optional leave up to 6 days through Belay’s volunteer program. 10% matching in 401(k) contributions vested on day one. $5,000 annual training/tuition Student Loan Repayment Program. 100% company funded HSA. Rich medical coverage (100% coinsurance). Dental coverage including orthodontia.
  
  Up to $420,000 in life insurance, premiums 100% company funded. Amazon Prime, gym reimbursement, monthly lunches, games and prizes. Pet adoption program, generous referral…