Threat Analyst (I&W) with Splunk

Peraton•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking an experienced Threat Analyst (I&W) with expertise in Splunk SIEM and Analyst1 threat intelligence platform for its Federal Strategic Cyber Programs. This is a full-time, on-site role located in Northern VA, requiring travel up to two weeks at a time, both foreign and domestically. Peraton is a leading national security company that provides mission capability integration and transformative enterprise IT solutions to protect the nation and its allies. The company operates across all domains (land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace) and partners with essential government agencies and all branches of the U.S. armed forces, solving complex challenges for its customers worldwide.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of relevant experience (an additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement)
Must either possess and maintain, or obtain prior to start date, one of the following professional certifications: CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP
Experience with Splunk SIEM and Analyst1 threat intelligence platform
Experience leveraging the MITRE ATT&CK matrix or other threat models (e.g. Lockheed Martin Kill Chain, Diamond Model)
Knowledge or experience tracking advanced persistent threats (APTs)
Knowledge or experience pivoting from IOCs to identify related infrastructure
Familiarity with threat detection tools
Knowledge of cloud security and threats targeting cloud environments
An understanding of network protocols and systems
Experience developing predictive models to anticipate future cyber threats and recommending preemptive measures
Experience working in a fast-paced classified environment with government, military or Intelligence Community environments
Experience providing intelligence support prior to, or during cyber incidents; this may include attribution analysis, adversary profiling based on known tactics, techniques and procedures or the ability to correlate disparate events using industry, academic or government methodologies or best practices
Experience assisting in post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and improve threat detection capabilities
Demonstrably excellent written communication skills with the ability to convey highly technical topics in an analytic fashion
Ability to work independently as well as with a team of other analysts
Active U.S. Passport and the ability to travel up to two weeks at a time, both foreign and domestically
U.S citizenship required
An active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility

Nice To Haves

Familiarity or experience with ICD-203 Intelligence Community tradecraft standards and finished intelligence product lines is desirable

Responsibilities

Be a key part of the Indications and Warnings team
Leverage open-source, proprietary/vendor, and classified reporting to closely track advanced persistent threat actor activity
Perform pattern, trend, and behavior analysis, as well as other specialized analysis techniques to identify malicious cyber threat activity targeting DOS information, systems and personnel
Maintain records to catalog and track malicious cyber threat activity targeting DOS information, systems and personnel
Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) present on an Enterprise network through the use of a SIEM and other security tools and logs
Liaise with members of the Intelligence Community (IC)
Acts as the fusion analysis cell within Cyber Threat Analysis Division (CTAD)
Monitor geopolitical developments, emerging technologies and threats to assess their impact on the cyber threat landscape
Author and present on short notice cyber threat-focused analyses to technical and non-technical audiences including but not limited to policymakers and security practitioners
Correlate threat intelligence with internal security events to identify patterns and potential vulnerabilities
Role will require up to 10% travel to foreign and domestic locations