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# Principal Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

- **Company:** MITRE Corporation
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $172,800.0 - $216,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Signals Intelligence, Cyber Security, Computer Networks, Geospatial Intelligence, OSI Models, Reverse Engineering, Data Streaming, Cyber Threat Analysis, Cybercrime, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9080420/principal-cyber-threat-intelligence-analyst

## About the Role

* Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 8 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 5 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
 * Ability to work with others to solve challenging technical problems.
 * Ability to think critically, work in group settings, and be proactive in pursuing research and problem solving.
 * Experience with analyzing raw threat intelligence from one or more collection disciplines (ex. SIGINT, HUMINT, GEOINT, etc.) in support of operations and/or analysis.
 * Deep understanding of computer networks and the OSI model, spanning hardware, software, and networking components, including how data flows and is secured across all layers.
 * Experience with C5ISR-T analysis. Requires current, expert-level knowledge of C4 architectures relevant to adversary analysis.
 * Analytical experience related to technical subjects including telecommunications and network engineering.
 * Experience in all-source intelligence, threat hunting, vulnerability analysis, network reverse engineering and network reconnaissance.
 * Familiarity with intelligence community organizational and governance structures, and/or requirements processes.
 * Experience with intelligence community analytic and requirements tools.
 * Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI level security clearance with polygraph.
 * Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements for a clearance, U.S. Citizenship is required .
 * This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Intelligence community acquisition, planning, programming, budgeting and execution experience.
 * Familiarity with the intent, capability and operations of top tier nation-station adversary threat groups targeting operational technology in critical infrastructure, space, or weapon systems.

## Description

The Department is currently seeking a senior-career cybersecurity professional to contribute individual technical expertise and support to a complex work program in support of critical national security objectives, * Evaluating existing methodologies and developing recommendations for improved processes, tools, analytics, and infrastructure

 * Identifying and leveraging capabilities from across MITRE that enable the sponsor to measurably increase mission impact
 * Supporting intelligence collection operations by partnering closely with Sponsor leaders to apply human and technological capabilities that enable successful operational/mission outcomes
 * Conveying technical, analytic, and organizational findings, recommendations, and approaches to senior decision makers and mission partners.


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