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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cyber Operations Analyst (TS/SCI) - **Company:** Zachary Piper - **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cyber Security, Information Systems, Computer Networks, Elasticsearch, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Intrusion Detection Systems, Network Security, Pcap, Log Analysis, Network Forensics, Network Monitoring, Network Service, Packet Analyzer, ArcSight SIEM Tool, Red Team (Cyber Security), Security Information and Event Management, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Wireshark, Mitre Att&ck, QRadar, Malware, Firewalls (Computer Science), Cybercrime, Nessus, Cyber Warfare, Splunk, Qualys, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9203050/cyber-operations-analyst-tssci ## About the Role * Bachelors degree in related discipline and 4+ years of professional IT and cyber security experience * Experience utilizing network monitoring/SIEM tools: ArcSight, CSAAC, Splunk, PCAP * Experience working with CNDS providers or working in a CNDSP * Technical understanding of network communication using TCP/IP protocols, system administration, malware, Computer Network Defense Operations (Proxy, Firewall, IDS/IPS), Joint Operational Planning * Experience supporting security operations center, providing and briefing senior leaders on threats and mitigation strategies ## Description * Coordinate Computer Network Defense (CND) efforts across DoD Component Commands, Services, Agencies, and Field Activities (CC/S/A/FA), and track and report how DCO-IDM operations affect their missions. * Provide the Intelligence Community (IC) with priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) and indications-and-warning needs related to potential threats targeting DoD information systems and networks. * Centrally manage and/or recommend CND operations that influence more than one DoD Component. * Deliver Defense-wide situational awareness and attack sensing and warning by integrating, analyzing, and synchronizing information flows. * De-conflict Vulnerability Analysis and Assessments (VAA) and Red Team operations with ongoing CND activities, and advise on adjustments to current or planned VAAs that could adversely impact CND missions. * Monitor the DoDIN for Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) compliance and evaluate its implications on overall network defense. * Develop a unified curriculum for CND education, training, awareness, and professional development, and ensure its application throughout the CNDS certification and accreditation processes. * Ensure that all Computer Network Defense Service (CNDS) providers maintain continuous information sharing and operate in a coordinated manner-executing a shared Course of Action (COA) with the ability to transition to a new COA as directed. CNDS provider coordination is primarily conducted through CNDS Certification Authorities (CNDS/CAs) under USCYBERCOM direction. * Recommend changes to Information Operations Conditions (INFOCON) in response to unauthorized activities-such as network attacks, exploitation, or misuse-to reduce risk and limit potential damage to DoD systems and networks. * Maintain expert knowledge of DoD Computer Network Defense, including understanding network threat lifecycles, attack vectors, and methods of exploiting vulnerabilities., Keywords: Threat detection, incident response, security event analysis, SIEM monitoring, log correlation, threat hunting, alert triage, intrusion detection, anomaly detection, Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, Elastic Stack, Splunk, IDS, TCP, IP, TS/SCI, Top secret, polygraph, Federal, government, DoD, clearance, W2, hiring, opentowork, Maryland, PCAP, Wireshark, vulnerability, ACAS, briefing, Wireshark, SOC, security operations center, Sentinel, dashboard creation, log parsing, security automation, playbook execution, SOAR integration, network forensics, endpoint monitoring, malware analysis, vulnerability scanning, vulnerability assessment, Nessus, Tenable.sc, Qualys, Rapid7 InsightVM, risk scoring, patch validation, CVE analysis, CVSS evaluation, vulnerability prioritization, threat intelligence integration, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, IOC enrichment, packet analysis, firewall log review, IDS/IPS tuning, endpoint detection and response (EDR), compliance monitoring, IAVA tracking, DoDIN visibility, configuration baseline review, security hardening, remediation coordination, security reporting, adversary behavior analysis ## Related Videos - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [ The attacker's footprint](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/375-the-attacker-s-footprint) ## 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) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland)