CND Analyst

Job description

Overview Abacus Technology is seeking a Cyber Security/Network Defense Analyst to provide technical support for the AFCENT Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC) at Lackland AFB as part of a 24/7/365 support environment. This is a full-time position. Responsibilities: - Support real-time monitoring of all assigned IPS/IPS deployed and supporting the AFCENT/USCENTCOM mission. - Monitor network traffic to provide event correlations of operational traffic from multiple locations to determine network security posture. - Utilize standard/provided network tools to evaluate traffic for incident response analysis. - Coordinate and execute CYBERCOM Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) notices as applicable on USCENTCOM networks/systems with the AFCENT NOSC. - Maintain IDS/IPS devices to ensure they are operating at optimal efficiency. - Develop methods to detect and prevent intrusive activities utilizing these new vulnerabilities and exploits. - Assist NOSC-Cybersecurity to develop countermeasures to isolate, contain and prevent intrusive actives and secure AFCENT/USCENTCOM networks. - Track and correlate unusual and suspicious network activity across USCENTCOM. - Assist...