Host Based Systems Analyst III

Arlington, VA

Full Time

Professional Services

Experienced

Title: Host Based Systems Analyst III

Description:
Solutions³ LLC is supporting our prime contractor and their U.S. Government customer on a large mission-critical provide 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. Personnel provide front line response for digital forensics/incident response (DFIR) and proactively hunting for malicious cyber activity. Solutions³ LLC is seeking Cyber Network Defense Analysts (CNDA) with Cloud Forensics experience to support this critical customer mission.

Eligibility:

Must be a US Citizen
Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment 
5+ years of direct relevant experience in cyber forensic investigations using leading tools and techniques

Responsibilities Include:

Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis from on-premises and cloud platforms (Entra ID/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 CloudTrail, 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 GuardDuty, GCP Chronicle) and scripting (PowerShell, 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.

Required Skills:

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.

Desired Skills:

Strong API and scripting skills (PowerShell, 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, CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, Docker).

Desired Certifications: One or more of the following certifications: GCLD, GCFR, GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, EnCE, CCE, CFCE, CISSP, CCSP, AWS or Microsoft Cloud/Security certifications
Required Education: BS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering or related degree; or HS Diploma and 7+ years of relevant experience

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