Cyber Security Analyst

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

About The Position

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. The Cyber Security Analyst detects, mitigates, and analyzes threats, conducts research and evaluates technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on user behavior and patterns in a dynamic and changing mission environment. This role involves analyzing technical and non-technical data and metadata to determine normal patterns of events, proactively identify abnormalities, and determine root-cause of abnormalities. The analyst correlates threat data from various sources, prepares assessments and presentations of analyses and findings, and produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior intelligence officials.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in related technical field from an accredited college/university
Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
Active TS/SCI with Poly
1 years' experience in three or more of the following: analysis, network engineering, network security, offensive experience, technical collection, penetration testing, “red teaming,” hardware engineering, software reverse engineering, and computer exploitation

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications: CISSP, CCFP, CCSP, CEH, GCFA, GCIA
Splunk
Linux

Responsibilities

Detects, mitigates, and analyzes threats
Conducts research and evaluates technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on user behavior and patterns in a dynamic and changing mission environment
Analyzes technical and non-technical data and metadata to determine normal patterns of events, pro-actively identify abnormalities, and determine root-cause of abnormalities
Correlates threat data from various sources
Prepares assessments and presentations of analyses and findings
Develops and maintains analytical procedures to meet changing requirements and ensure maximum operations
Collects data using a combination of standard intelligence methods and business processes
Produces high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior intelligence officials