--- title: Network Based Systems Analyst II at Solutions3 description: Solutions3 is hiring for the Network Based Systems Analyst II role in Arlington, VA. Pays $75K–$94K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/network-based-systems-analyst-ii-at-solutions3-01a0b2f8-fb7e-7081-ab6d-99a351fce281 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Solutions3 as Network Based Systems Analyst II in Arlington, VA. Pays $75K–$94K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/p0ju2m.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Solutions3 | | **Location** | Arlington, VA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $75K/yr - $94K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 13, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for Solutions3. - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Solutions3. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $87,000 – $105,000 a year (median $103,000). ## Description **Title:** **Network Based Systems Analyst II** **Description:**  Solutions³ LLC provides 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. Team 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)** to support this critical mission. **Salary Range:** $75,000 - $94,000 **Location:** Arlington, VA **Job Type:** Onsite **Eligibility:** - Must be a **US Citizen**  - Must have an **active** **TS/SCI** clearance - Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability prior to starting employment   - **2+ years** of directly relevant experience in cyber defense analysis using leading edge technologies and industry standard cyber defense tools **Responsibilities Include:** - Characterize and analyze network traffic to identify anomalous activity and potential threats to network resources - Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to validate network alerts - Document and escalate incidents (including event's history, status, and potential impact for further action) that may cause ongoing and immediate impact to the environment - Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting - Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack - Provide daily summary reports of network events and activity relevant to cyber defense practices - Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of alerts - Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities - Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity - Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information - Identify and analyze anomalies in network traffic using metadata - Validate intrusion detection system (IDS) alerts against network traffic using packet analysis tools - Identify applications and operating systems of a network device based on network traffic - Reconstruct a malicious attack or activity based off network traffic - Identify network mapping and operating system (OS) fingerprinting activities - Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave **Required Skills:** - Experience successfully developing and deploying signatures - Experience detecting host and network-based intrusions via intrusion detection technologies (e.g., Snort) - Experience implementing incident handling methodologies - Experience implementing protocol analyzers - Experience collecting data from a variety of cyber defense resources - Experience reading and interpreting signatures (e.g. snort) - Experience performing packet-level analysis - Experience conducting trend analysis **Desired Skills:**   - Python programming experience - Strong math and science background - Experience with Carnegie Mellon SiLK tool suite **Desired Certifications:** - One or more of the following professional certifications: GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GSEC, CASP+, CySA+, PaLMS, FedVTE - GSEC (SANS401), Arcsight (or other SEIM solution), Network+, Security+ **Required Education:** BS Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or related degree; 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