Network Security Analyst

**Job Title: Network Security Analyst** **Location:** Austin or San Antonio, TX (Hybrid) **Position Overview:** The Network Security Analyst will play a crucial role in cybersecurity efforts, focusing on incident response, threat analysis, and coordination across multiple agencies within a government agency dedicated to cyber defense. **Key Responsibilities:** - Perform advanced incident response across Windows and Linux environments, including triage, containment, eradication, and recovery. - Conduct host-based forensics, including log analysis, memory capture, file system review, and malware behavior analysis. - Serve as Incident Commander during cybersecurity events, coordinating actions, documenting decisions, and communicating with leadership and affected agencies. - Analyze adversary TTPs and map findings to MITRE ATT&CK. - Review and validate alerts from SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and network monitoring tools. ** :** - Minimum 5 years of experience in advanced host-based forensics across Windows and Linux, including memory, disk, and malware analysis. - Minimum 5 years of experience correlating host, network, and intelligence data from multiple security platforms. - Minimum 5 years of experience producing high-quality incident reports and executive summaries. - Minimum 4 years of strong understanding of adversary TTPs, intrusion kill chains, and threat hunting methodologies. - Experience as an Incident Commander.