Cyber Intelligence Analyst, Senior
Peraton Inc
Herndon, United States of America
29 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
$ 166KJob location
Herndon, United States of America
Tech stack
Computer Security
Information Systems
Computer Telephony Integration
Open Source Intelligence
Reverse Engineering
Mitre Att&ck
Malware
Cyber Threat Analysis
Information Technology
Cyber Warfare
Job description
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Cyber Intelligence Analyst to join our team in the greater DMV area, supporting the Army National Guard., Lead collection, fusion, and analysis of threat data from telemetry, external intelligence, and government sources to produce actionable cyber intelligence.
- Develop advanced threat assessments, adversary profiles, campaign analyses, and strategic intelligence products mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
- Identify indicators of compromise and prioritize detection/usecase opportunities to inform SOC, CIRT, RCCARNG, NETCOM, and ARCYBER operations.
- Oversee intelligence enrichment workflows, lifecycle processes, and analytic fusion of technical indicators with operational and geopolitical context.
- Coordinate with detection engineering and threathunting teams to translate intelligence into correlation rules, signatures, and hunt hypotheses.
- Review highpriority incidents to validate correlations, attribute activity, and recommend defensive or remediation actions.
- Produce decisiongrade reports, executive briefs, and summaries that inform leadership and shape cyber defense strategy.
- Evaluate new data sources and analytic techniques to improve modeling, forecasting, and enterprise threatcoverage metrics.
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Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
- Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Candidate must meet ONE of the following:
- Master's degree or Ph.D. in Strategic Intelligence, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field; OR
- Relevant DoD/military advanced training (examples: DIA Advanced Cyber Threat Analysis; National Cryptologic School advanced cyber intelligence courses; SANS FOR578); OR
- Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: CISSP, CASP+, GIAC GCIA, GIAC GREM, CREST CCTIM).
- Required experience and skills:
- Intelligence/analytic experience with at least 3 years performing cyber threat intelligence, incident analysis, or related analytic roles in enterprise or DoD contexts.
- Strong expertise mapping adversary TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK, indicator development, and campaign attribution.
- Proficiency with telemetry and intelligence platforms, analytic tooling, threatintelligence platforms (TIPs), and data enrichment methods.
- Ability to produce clear, evidencebased intelligence products and executive briefings for technical and senior leadership audiences.
- Experience coordinating intelligence support to detection engineering, SOC/CIRT operations, and crossorganizational stakeholders.
- Desired:
- Prior experience supporting ARNG, NETCOM, ARCYBER, or joint/IC cyber intelligence operations.
- Familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering outputs, and operational tradecraft used in advanced persistent threat investigations.
- Experience integrating OSINT/CTI feeds, commercial TI, and government reporting into consolidated analytic workflows.
About the company
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. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
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