Cyber Threat Analyst

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

19h

About The Position

The Cyber Analyst shall provide cyber and technology expertise to advance the offices cyber capabilities and help drive cyber related strategies. Analyst will perform cyber research and analysis as a member of a government and contractor team that conducts cyber, signal, imagery, and multi-source intelligence analysis. Analyst will leverage cyber tools to provide analysis of threats, patterns, and events to enable operational analysts to understand, manage, and respond to potential threats. Analyst will monitor multiple types of activities to identify and track changes related to topics of interest. Analyst will produce high-quality reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and network operations officials.

Requirements

Active Top Secret/SCI with Poly
Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field, or 4 additional years of relevant technical experience may be accepted as equivalent
6+ years of cyber analysis or cyber targeting experience
Skilled in Technical Analysis and exploitation of Data Sets
Prior experience leveraging telecommunications tools for analysis
Knowledgeable on wireless communications and telecommunications
Digital Network Analysis experience

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and encryption
Experience utilizing Wireshark and/or PCAP analysis in classified environments
Knowledgeable on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and/or TCP/IP model
Industry certification(s) - CISSP, CompTIA Net+, CEH, MITRE ATT&CK, etc.
Skilled at IC report writing and using IC tools/databases
Proven ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with multiple offices/organizations with a team-focused mentality

Responsibilities

Provide cyber and technology expertise to advance the office's cyber capabilities and drive cyber-related strategies.
Perform cyber research and analysis as a member of a government and contractor team conducting cyber, signal, imagery, and multi-source intelligence analysis.
Leverage cyber tools to analyze threats, patterns, and events to enable operational analysts to understand, manage, and respond to potential threats.
Monitor multiple types of activities to identify and track changes related to topics of interest.
Produce high-quality reports, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior US government intelligence and network operations officials.