Cyber Threat Analyst

Leidos Defense Group is looking for a Cyber Threat Analyst to work on the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Cyberspaces Operations Forces' (COF) program located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The COF mission is to provide Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) Operations, defensive cyber operations-internal defensive measures, and overall cyberspace operations in support of USTRANSCOM network systems and missions. You will perform threat analysis to support DoDIN operations for protection and defense of USTRANSCOM information systems and networks. Specifically, you will collect, analyze, and report on security events that affect the operation of USTRANSCOM information systems that are hosted within USTRANSCOM's and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) subscriber enclaves, and for systems hosted elsewhere for which USTRANSCOM is the Authorizing Official (AO).

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Responsibilities Include:

• Gather information on cybersecurity events within the organizations mission environment

• Perform analysis and correlation on cybersecurity events

• Collaborate with other cyber defense organizations

• Collaborate with the organization's intelligence community and cyber operational forces

• Maintain an awareness of active cyber threat actors and associated threat sets

• Predict trends in cyber threat activity relative to the CSSP mission

• Highlight potential effects to system performance and mission capabilities

• Receive and process warning intelligence information from approved sources including but not limited to Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, counterpart CSSPs and open-source activities, maintaining source location information

• Develop and distribute cyber threat awareness products (e.g., briefs, information papers, threat tippers)

• Develop and present a weekly cyber threat briefing for CSSP leadership

• Develop monthly cyber alerts for the main organization and supporting organizations

• Host and present at bi-weekly cyber threat sharing sessions for CSSP members, subscribers, and partner organizations

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree with 4 + years of prior relevant experience, a Masters with 2 + plus years, or 6 + plus years of experience in lieu of degree

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• DoD 8570 Compliant certifications to include IAT-II at start, and willing to earn CSSP-A and CSSP-IR. 6-month waiver to be granted in lieu of current CSSP certifications.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with any of the following tools: Splunk, Zeek, Tanium, Crowdstrike, HBSS, Firepower, Wireshark, StealthWatch, & AWS Console

Clearance Required:

• Requires an active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI security clearance

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External Referral Eligible