Cyber Threat Operations & Intelligence Analysts - TS/SCI with Poly

Parsons Corporation•Annapolis Junction, MD

2d•$112,200 - $196,400

About The Position

Parsons is looking for a talented Threat Operations and Intelligence Analyst to join our growing team! In this role you will serve as a subject matter expert with deep domain knowledge in specific threat areas of interest across the globe. You will be responsible for analyzing, correlating, and operationalizing threat intelligence to support proactive defensive cyber activities. This role requires strong analytical skills with an IC mission background, technical expertise, and the ability to communicate complex findings to diverse audiences. You will work in close collaboration with a team of cyber analysts to pinpoint the highest levels of persistent cyber threats with the common goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information systems, network forensics or other data analysis roles.
Ten (10+) years’ experience working in the areas of intelligence, information security, network forensics, insider threat or security operations.
Specific understanding of key global areas of interest that pose threats to U.S. critical systems as well as an understanding of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), cyber actor motives and actions in depth.
Experience with reporting and IC analyst knowledge resources.
Experience with Elastic/Splunk or other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) as well as experience creating visualizations and dashboards.
Exceptional ability to analyze, correlate, and synthesize threat data from diverse sources.
Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and presentations.
An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity writing signatures in Zeek and/or Snort.

Responsibilities

Analyze, correlate, and operationalize threat intelligence to support proactive defensive cyber activities.
Pinpoint the highest levels of persistent cyber threats with the common goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems.
Work with development teams and articulate requirements/enhancements to capabilities and tools.
Perform log file analysis including creating threat intelligence reports that indicate findings, mitigations, and confidence.
Fan advanced analytics, network diagrams, and other forms of associated knowledge to further understand systems, networks, environments, and adversaries.
Document findings and create detailed reports to ensure tradecraft is continually updated.
Present results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Work with IC mission cybersecurity analysts on understanding the adversary and developing mission specific TTPs.
Understand data in various formats to extract and enrich information to enhance its value.
Create general queries, fingerprinting, and identifying atypical events using XKS.
Analyze TCP/IP communication protocols and packet flows based on IP traffic; analysis of Packet Capture (PCAP) traffic in Wireshark.
Write signatures in Zeek and/or Snort.