Cybersecurity Network Analyst

MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Network Analyst to join our team in Fort Meade, MD.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the integrity, security, and availability of the Insider Threat software tool and organizes and formats threat analysis reports.
• Identifies events/incidents that require follow-up action.
• Implements new software or software modifications to comply with design and/or performance requirements.
• Administers, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of software and reports generated.
• Monitors various network logs to ensure proper operation.
• Supports the development of long- and short-term analysis and design requirements, database design, development, implementation, and analysis activities.
• Performs regularly scheduled database backups to prevent the potential loss of collected data and tests backups to ensure the ability to restore data.
• Performs baseline audits.
• Develops simple database queries, identifies and reports software bugs or defects for correction.
• Assists the Government in building and deploying software and enhancements.
• Provides training and makes minor modifications to existing software to correct errors, adapt to new hardware, or improve threat software performance.
• Performs software testing of new releases/upgrades and policies to ensure compatibility with enterprise applications and full compatibility with all enterprise applications.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections of the software operations, hardware integration, and systems logs.
• Monitors data repositories, identifies, and resolves any performance issues arising from use of the Insider Threat software components and/or the organizational intranet.
• Maintains data files and control procedures for a system of networked computers or for a single group of microcomputers linked to a host workstation or mainframe.
• Maintains system security and data integrity.
• Assigns passwords and monitors use of resources, backs up files as required, and works with management to define requests for information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of Cybersecurity Threat Analysis experience in the following disciplines: Cybersecurity techniques and Network Analysis, Insider Threat Analysis software.
• 1+ year with Splunk — creating knowledge objects and robust queries/searches, along with creating reports and generating charts from the resulting queries/searches.
• Experience with TCP/IP fundamentals, Windows Operating Systems, and supporting Office applications.
• Real-world incident management and incident response experience.

Clearance Requirements

Must have a current/active TS/SCI with Poly.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.