Network Engineer
Listed on 2026-03-01
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Network Security, Systems Engineer, Information Security
Labor Category: Network Engineer
Position Title: Cyber Network Defense Analyst
Position Level: Level 2 – Expert
Salary: Up to $ per year
Core
Hours:
9am to 4pm
Location: Herndon VA
DescriptionPosition Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph.
B4
Corp is seeking a Cyber Network Defense Analyst in Herndon, VA. As a Cyber Network Defense Analyst on a team, you will use your expertise in Host Based Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and specialized network defense to provide innovative and creative solutions to challenging cyber security problems. Manage and administer the tuning of rules, signatures, and custom content for CND applications and systems.
Identify potential conflicts with implementation of any CND tools within the enterprise and develop recommendations to remediate these conflicts. You will utilize the latest cyber tools available and assist with creating new ones while allowing you to advance the nation's information security posture.
- 11-15 years experience
- Provide malicious code detection, intrusion detection, and information security tool development and integration.
- Utilize forensic analysis to identify malware, misuse, and/or unauthorized activity.
- Investigate and report on virus and malware alerts or incidents to determine root cause, entry point of code and damage risk.
- Analyze all data sources, including Internet, Intelligence Community (IC) reporting, security events, firewall logs, and other data sources to identify malware, misuse, unauthorized activity or other cyber security related concerns.
- Track intelligence using open source and classified sources to identify malicious code threats and provide solutions to counteract that threat.
- Create, edit, and manage signatures, custom rules and filters for specialized network defense systems including but not limited to, Network and host-based IDS, IPS, firewalls and web application firewalls, Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), Proxy, and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems
- Prepare data analytics and reporting.
Labor Category: Network Engineer
Position Title: Cyber Network Defense Analyst
Position Level: Level 2 – Expert
Salary: Up to $ per year
Core
Hours:
9am to 4pm
Location: Herndon VA
Mandatory Requirements- Developmental (0-2 years’ experience)
- Full Performance (3-5 years’ experience)
- Senior (6-10 years’ experience)
- Expert (11-15 years’ experience)
- SME (16+ years’ experience)
- 2+ years of experience in Network Defense, Network Operations, Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, Security Engineering, Information Security, Systems Architecture or Data Analysis
- Experience writing script in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Yara or Snort
- Experience using SIEM tools for case development and application
- Experience with network security applications, protocols, and associated hardware
- Knowledge of enterprise cyber defense technologies such as SIEM systems, Sys Mon, network and host based IDS and IPS, network and host-based malware detection and prevention, Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) and Network Detection & Response (NDR), Network and Host malware detection and prevention (EDR/NDR) tools, forensics tools and applications, Web/Email gateway security technologies, Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) and cloud based platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google
- Experience with MITRE ATT&CK
- Experience with Splunk or Splunk Enterprise Security
- Ability to demonstrate interpersonal, organizational, writing, communications, and briefing skills
- Ability to effectively use analytical and problem-solving skills
- Provide logical use case development.
- Provide and track requirements to engineering partners.
- Identify gaps in visibility or coverage of cyber defense systems.
CORP Company Information
B4
Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission-focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America’s intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4
Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient,…
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