Threat Analyst - Arlington, Virginia, United States
1 hour ago
Job description
Responsibilities
Peraton is hiring an experienced Threat Analyst (I&W) with Splunk for our Federal Strategic Cyber Programs.
Location: Northern VA. This position requires 5 days on-site.
- Travel: For this role, you must be able to travel up to two weeks at a time, both foreign and domestically.
In this role, you will:
- Be a key part of the Indications and Warnings team.
- Leverage open-source, proprietary/vendor, and classified reporting to closely track advanced persistent threat actor activity.
- Perform pattern, trend, and behavior analysis, as well as other specialized analysis techniques to identify malicious cyber threat activity targeting DOS information, systems and personnel.
- Maintain records to catalog and track malicious cyber threat activity targeting DOS information, systems and personnel.
- Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) present on an Enterprise network through the use of a SIEM and other security tools and logs.
- Liaise with members of the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Acts as the fusion analysis cell within Cyber Threat Analysis Division (CTAD).
- Provide presentations to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences pertaining to cyber threats. Monitor geopolitical developments and emerging technologies to assess their potential impact on the threat landscape
- Correlate threat intelligence with internal security events to identify patterns and potential vulnerabilities
- Role will require up to 10% travel to foreign and domestic locations.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements are:
- A Bachelor's degree and 9 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement.
- Must either possess and maintain, or obtain prior to start date, one of the following professional certifications:
- CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP.
- Experience with Splunk SIEM.
- Experience leveraging the MITRE ATT&CK matrix or other threat models (e.g. Lockheed Martin Kill Chain, Diamond Model).
- Knowledge or experience tracking advanced persistent threats (APTs). Knowledge or experience pivoting from IOCs to identify related infrastructure.
- Familiarity with threat detection tools
- Knowledge of cloud security and threats targeting cloud environments An understanding of network protocols and systems
- Experience developing predictive models to anticipate future cyber threats and recommending preemptive measures
- Experience working in a classified environment or with government agencies
- Experience providing intelligence support during active cyber incidents, including attribution analysis and adversary profiling
- Experience assisting in post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and improve threat detection capabilities
- Demonstrated excellent written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical topics in an analytic fashion. Excellent verbal communication skills, especially in being able to brief individual as well as large groups ranging from the working to executive level.
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team of other analysts.
- Active U.S. Passport and the ability to travel up to two weeks at a time, both foreign and domestically.
- U.S citizenship required.
- An active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
Peraton Overview
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 to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
EEO
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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