What You'll Do

SpearPoint Engineering’s Computer Network Defense Analysts protect mission-critical systems against evolving cyber threats. Our CNDAs operate across enterprise and mission networks, identifying vulnerabilities, detecting malicious activity, and strengthening defensive postures to ensure operational continuity.

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Working at the intersection of cybersecurity and mission operations, our analysts leverage diverse data sources to detect, analyze, and respond to cyber events while proactively hardening network environments against future threats.

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Core Capabilities

• Analyze data from intrusion detection systems, firewalls, network traffic logs, and host system logs to identify vulnerabilities and malicious activity

• Detect, investigate, and respond to cyber incidents across enterprise and mission networks

• Develop and recommend mitigations to strengthen network defenses and protect infrastructure devices and systems

• Support and secure diverse transport environments, including wired and wireless networks, Wi-Fi, cellular, and collaborative platforms

• Apply structured analytic methodologies to form hypotheses, query and correlate data, and derive actionable insights

• Advance expertise across networking protocols, cloud security, IoT architectures, and modern defensive frameworks

• Collaborate with government, military, and contractor partners to align defensive operations with mission priorities

• Clearly document findings, tradecraft, and recommendations to inform stakeholders and decision-makers

• Develop and deliver technically sound intelligence products that meet ICD 203 standards, incorporating proper sourcing, confidence assessments, alternative analysis, and analytic transparency

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At SpearPoint, CNDAs are proactive defenders—combining technical rigor, analytical discipline, and mission awareness to safeguard critical systems and enable secure operations.

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What is Needed

• Relevant experience

• TS/SCI with any type of polygraph

• 4+ years of experience, which is tied to a degree and specific level

• Curiosity, Integrity, Technical Excellence, Loyalty, Respect and a Team Player

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