Supervisory Cyber Threat Analyst

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency•Arlington, VA

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About The Position

This is a Supervisory IT Cybersecurity Specialist (INFOSEC), GS-2210-14 position recruited under Direct Hire Authority. The selectee will receive a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service and may be required to serve a one-year probationary period. The role leads a mission-focused Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) section within CISA Threat Hunting, supervises federal employees, and coordinates contractor support to deliver timely, accurate, actionable intelligence for national cyber defense operations. The position may be designated as essential personnel and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment. It is a drug-testing designated position, and a negative pre-employment drug test is required before a final offer.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Complete the initial online assessment and USA Hire Assessment, if required.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
Participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
Obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
Submit to a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result; may be subject to periodic random drug testing after appointment.
Demonstrate IT-related experience, including the required competencies at the GS-14 proficiency levels: Attention to Detail (4), Customer Service (4), Decision Making (3), Information Management (4), Interpersonal Skills (4), Oral Communication (3), Problem Solving (4), Teamwork (4), and Technical Competence (4).
Have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent, including leading or supervising a cybersecurity, cyber operations, or cyber threat analysis team; applying cyber threat, vulnerability, incident, network defense, or security operations information to support cyber defense activities; and developing, implementing, or improving cybersecurity plans, procedures, playbooks, workflows, analytic products, or operational processes.
Meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date. Education may not be substituted for experience.

Responsibilities

Lead a mission-focused Cyber Threat Intelligence section within CISA Threat Hunting, supervising federal employees and coordinating contractor support.
Direct CTI support for high-priority Threat Hunting missions, including proactive hunts, incident response engagements, targeted notifications, vulnerability exploitation analysis, operational priorities, and senior leadership decision-making.
Oversee analysis of advanced cyber threats, including nation-state and other highly capable adversaries, and guide assessment of adversary infrastructure, malware, tools, tactics, techniques, procedures, victimology, and targeting.
Build working relationships across CISA Threat Hunting, the Cybersecurity Division, interagency partners, law enforcement, intelligence community partners, private-sector stakeholders, and vendors to improve threat visibility and coordinated defensive action.
Manage section priorities, workloads, deliverables, and surge support while balancing emerging threats, active incidents, customer requirements, and long-term program improvements.
Review and approve CTI products, briefings, actor profiles, campaign assessments, SOPs, work instructions, and other deliverables for analytic rigor, technical accuracy, operational relevance, and clear communication.
Develop analysts, team leads, and future leaders by setting expectations, providing feedback, strengthening analytic tradecraft, encouraging initiative, and fostering a professional, accountable, mission-driven team culture.