Forensic Analyst - Entry to Mid Level (Maryland)

Summary

NSA is in search of Computer Science professionals to solve complex problems, test innovative approaches and research new solutions to storing, manipulating, and presenting information. We are looking for you to apply your computer science expertise to projects that seek to create new standards for the transformation of information. If you want to influence technologies and tools and contribute to amazing innovations, then join our team of experts!

Duties

Forensic Analysts investigate captured digital media and/or security incidents in order to derive useful intelligence and/or enable mitigation of network vulnerabilities. Forensic Analysts play a vital role at NSA by performing the following tasks involving computer networks owned by the Department of War and/or Intelligence Community agencies: - Collecting artifacts of interest from a forensic investigation for incident response. - Supporting investigations of potential cybersecurity incidents. - Conducting post-incident analysis to determine root causes and monitor the effectiveness of mitigations. - Monitoring and analysis of SIEM and forensic data to support incidents and investigations. - Combine information from various data sources to create a complete picture of a threat.

Qualifications

The qualifications listed are the minimum acceptable to be considered for the position. Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following: design/development of computer or information systems, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, computer forensics, or systems engineering. Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis course) will be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course will count as 6 months of experience). ENTRY/DEVELOPMENTAL Entry is with a Bachelor's degree and no experience. An Associate's degree plus 2 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position. FULL PERFORMANCE Entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience or a Doctoral degree and no experience. An Associate's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.

Education

Degree must be in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, Information Technology, or Computer Security).