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Arion Systemsposted about 1 month ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Chantilly, VA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
The Network Security Analyst II position is focused on conducting network vulnerability assessments and developing protection strategies for information assurance targets. The role involves analyzing various data sources, including system event logs and firewall logs, to assess activity and risk. Additionally, the analyst will verify and document security mechanisms and configuration settings, and assist with Cyber Command readiness inspections.
Responsibilities
- Conduct network vulnerability assessments
- Identify potential information assurance targets and develop protection strategies
- Analyze system event logs, pcap files, firewall logs, and other data sources to assess activity and risk
- Verify and document system and network security mechanisms and configuration settings
- Prepare for and assist with Cyber Command readiness inspections.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of information assurance and risk management
- Experience in DoD and IC information assurance policies, standards, and implementation guidance
- Basic understanding of networking protocols and network engineering principles
- Basic understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems
- Experience with packet level analysis tools
- Experience with network vulnerability assessment tools such as eEye Retina, Splunk, and Nmap
Nice-to-haves
- Proficient in one or more scripting languages such as Perl and Python.
