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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst - **Company:** MITRE Corporation - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $158,800.0 - $198,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Signals Intelligence, Computer Networks, Geospatial Intelligence, OSI Models, Reverse Engineering, Data Streaming, Cyber Threat Analysis, Cybercrime, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://careers.mitre.org/us/en/job/R117364 ## About the Role 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. **Basic Qualifications:** - Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 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. - _Must have an active **Top Secret/SCI** U.S Government issued Security Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a **Top Secret/SCI w/Poly** U.S. Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance._ - 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. **This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):** Top Secret/SCI **This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):** Top Secret/SCI/Polygraph ## Related Videos - [Fighting the Next Wave of Cybercrime](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100331-fighting-the-next-wave-of-cybercrime) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [What Makes Open Source Work: Licensing and Beyond](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1416-what-makes-open-source-work-licensing-and-beyond) - [Python-Based Data Streaming Pipelines Within Minutes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1233-python-based-data-streaming-pipelines-within-minutes) - [Deep Fakes: The Lies We Can’t See](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1187-deep-fakes-the-lies-we-can-t-see) - [Going Quantum: The future of the internet ...](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/672-going-quantum-the-future-of-the-internet) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [The Overflow: Security and Privacy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/715-the-overflow-security-and-privacy) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer)