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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Junior Cyber Analyst - **Company:** Cherokee Federal - **Location:** Quantico, VA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $90,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Red Team (Cyber Security), Cyber Threat Analysis - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9210548/junior-cyber-analyst ## About the Role * An additional 4 years of experience for a total of 7 years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree. * Working knowledge of the concepts involved in the specific functions outlined in the specified labor category description. * Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply Intelligence Community (IC) and DoD classification guidelines and procedures. * Able to work semi-independently with oversight and direction. * Use logic when evaluating and synthesizing multiple sources of information. * Demonstrates understanding of interpreting analysis to include, but not limited to, its meaning, importance, and implications. * Ability to defend analytic judgements with sound, logical conclusions and adapt analytic judgments when presented with new information, evolving conditions, or unexpected developments. * Produce timely, logical, and concise analytic reports, documents, assessments, studies, and briefing materials in formats including * Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), electronic/ soft copy matrices and/ or web-enabled formats. * Demonstrates ability to communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills. * Ability to develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols. * Able to recognize nuances and resolve contradictions and inconsistencies in information. * Working knowledge using complex analytic methodologies, such as structured analytic techniques or alternative approaches, to examine biases, assumptions, and theories to eliminate uncertainty, strengthen analytic arguments, and mitigate surprise. * Structured analytic techniques include, but not limited to, Analysis of Competing Hypotheses, Devil's Advocacy, High-Impact/ Low-Impact Analysis, Red Team Analysis and Alternative Futures Analysis. * Understanding of intelligence collection capabilities and limitations, to include but not limited to, technical sensors/ platforms and human intelligence sources related to the labor category. * Demonstrates understanding of evaluating collected intelligence reporting, engaging with collection managers, and developing collection requirements. * Must be a US Citizen. * This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance. * Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods. * Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal. Preferred Qualifications: * Desired to have a minimum 3 years of experience related to the Cyber Analyst role with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years. * Preferred to have a Bachelor's degree ## Description Cherokee Insights is seeking a Cyber Analyst to provide junior-level cyber analysis to identify, assess, and disrupt threats to cleared industry, cleared personnel, DOD, and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)., Includes the following: * Facilitate USG responses to adversary action and insider threats by sharing threat indicators and enabling responsive measures from other agencies and services. * Develop cyber capabilities and processes that illuminate threats, enhance awareness, and enable customer response. * Operationalize an enterprise security risk management methodology across Government and industry stakeholders. * Provide CI Cyber analytic support to the JCITS via validation and ingest of IOC. * Author and/or support cyber threat products and briefings that illuminate threats and enhance awareness. * Produce ARs from MIRs with analytic assessments in DCSA system of record. * Author Shared Indicator Bulletins that adhere to IC standards and reveal emerging trends in FIE targeting, issues of strategic significance, and/or actionable information against FIE threats. * Support analytic production on classified CI Cyber threat products that highlight emerging trends in FIE targeting, issues of strategic, and/or actionable information against FIE threats. * Provide support to CI Cyber threat analysis briefs. * Collaborate, coordinate, and engage with customers, stakeholders, and the CI cyber community to share threat information, promote integration, enhance awareness, and enable customer response. * Support CI cyber engagements or working groups. * Distribute DC3 MIRs to DCSA Field Personnel. * Publish mission area related IIR evaluations/SDR for all finished CI cyber analytic products. * Performs other job-related duties as assigned * Perform other job-related duties as assigned.