Computer Network Defense Analysts (CNDA)

Aperio Global is looking for Computer Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) to support our IC program in Fort Meade, MD. The CNDA role involves using information from various sources like intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs to identify potential vulnerabilities and respond to cyber events. The role also focuses on developing mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect against attacks on network infrastructure. The job encompasses working with diverse data transport methods, including wired and wireless networks, collaborative platforms, and related hardware and software. The candidate is expected to apply their analytical skills and curiosity to form hypotheses, choose appropriate analysis techniques, and manipulate data to gain insights. Findings, including new tradecraft, should be documented, contextualized, and shared with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Description:

• Uses 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.
• Helps 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.
• You can advance your career as you develop increasing expertise in networking protocols and architectures, cloud security, Internet of Things protocols, and advanced network security.
• Collaborate with a team to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
• Applies 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.
• Distills, documents, contextualizes, and shares findings—including any new tradecraft that you develop—with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Clearance:

Current TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in computer or information systems

• Level may vary based on years of relevant work experience:
• Level 1: Two (2) or more years of experience
• Level 2: Five (5) or more years of experience
• Level 3: Eight (8) or more years of experience
• Level 4: Eleven (11) or more years of experience
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Experience in the following: design/development, programming, information/cyber/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, and/or systems engineering or related field

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- to 24-week courses will count as 6 months of experience; 10-14 weeks will count as 3 months of experience).

Foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level. The total of all experience equivalencies is capped at half of the required years of experience.

Anticipated Annual Salary Range:

• CNDA 1 – $105K – 117K
• CNDA 2 – $130K – 147K
• CNDA 3 - $160K – 180K
• CNDA 4 - $200K – 248k