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Argo Cyber Systems provides remote and onsite advanced technical assistance, proactive hunting, rapid onsite incident response, and immediate investigation and resolution using host-based, network-based and cloud-based cybersecurity analysis capabilities. Team personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. We are seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) with Cloud Forensics experience to support this critical customer mission.

• Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis from on-premises and cloud platforms (Entra /Azure AD, M365, AWS, GCP, SaaS) to identify compromise activity, persistence mechanisms, and data exfiltration.
• Investigate and respond to incidents and attacks targeting cloud and hybrid identity.
• Correlate cloud control-plane events and network telemetry (e.g., Azure Activity Logs, AWS Cloud Trail, VPC Flow Logs) to reconstruct attacker timelines, validate IOCs, and identify post-compromise privilege escalation.
• Develop and operationalize detection logic and automation using cloud-native tools (Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, AWS Guard Duty, GCP Chronicle) and scripting (Power Shell, Python, Bash), integrating threat intelligence feeds and indicators.
• Produce technical reports, incident documentation, and containment recommendations integrating cloud, identity, and endpoint findings; support development of incident response playbooks and procedures for cloud and hybrid environments.
• Support cloud development and automation projects to enhance threat emulation, investigative, and hunting capabilities.
• Coordinate with internal teams, government staff, and external stakeholders to validate alerts and investigate preliminary findings.

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Ability to obtain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Entry on Duty (EOD) Suitability
• 8+ years of experience in cyber forensic investigations with leading tools and techniques
• Strong understanding of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS in cloud environments, and hybrid identity security
• Expertise in acquiring forensically sound evidence, analyzing attacks, and reporting findings
• Knowledge of M365/Azure, hybrid identity, and threats targeting these solutions
• Knowledge of AWS, IAM, and best practices for cloud identity security

• Strong API and scripting skills (Power Shell, Python, Bash, JavaScript) for automation and threat detection
• Knowledge of common and advanced cloud attacks and techniques, and how to detect and mitigate these threats
• Proficiency with cloud automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Kubernetes, Cloud Formation, Azure Resource Manager, Docker)

• This position requires a USG Top Secret Security Clearance
• Salary: $130,000 - $160,000 per year

Argo Cyber is an Equal Opportunity Employer.