Cyber Network Defense Analyst II (Cybersecurity)

Location: Sterling, Virginia, United States

Salary: $99,000–$206,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides cyber, data operations, systems integration, intelligence support, and software modernization services for government, defense, civil, and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Conduct digital forensics, forensic triage, and analysis of forensic images and incident evidence.
• Correlate forensic findings with network events to develop intrusion narratives and assess incident scope, urgency, and impact.
• Hunt for malicious cyber activity and analyze network and host alerts, anomalous traffic, attacks, and misuse activities.
• Document, escalate, and track incidents from initial investigation through resolution, including event history, status, and impact.
• Coordinate with government, customer, and enterprise cyber defense personnel to validate alerts and findings.
• Prepare investigative reports, daily cyber defense summaries, CND guidance, and defensive signatures for new or observed threats.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required.
• Ability to obtain DHS Entry on Duty suitability is required.
• At least 2 years of directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using industry-standard tools.
• Experience creating forensically sound evidence duplicates, authoring digital forensics reports, analyzing cyber attacks, and identifying attack classes and stages.
• Knowledge of system and application security threats, vulnerabilities, proactive network and system analysis, and incident handling methodologies.
• Proficiency with common operating systems, including Linux/Unix and Windows, and ability to collaborate across physical locations.

Nice to have

• Experience with EDR tools such as CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Cortex, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, or Trellix.
• Experience with host forensics and analysis tools such as EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Sleuth Kit/Autopsy, SIFT, Volatility, KAPE, Wireshark, Splunk, or Elastic.
• All-source research experience.
• Relevant certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, Security+, CEH, cloud certifications, or Kubernetes Security Specialist.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, a high school diploma with 5 years of network or host investigations experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on cybersecurity, intelligence, and mission-critical government initiatives.
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k) plan, paid time off, paid holidays, and additional insurance coverage.
• Opportunity to work on cyber defense and incident response missions supporting national infrastructure.