CTI Cybersecurity Analyst - Sr with Security Clearance

TMC Technologies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TMC Technologies seeks a senior Cybersecurity Analyst to join the FBI's ESOC Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Team in Huntsville, AL. The role demands monitoring networks, investigating incidents, and producing forensically sound analyses to guide defensive actions.

US citizenship and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility are required. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of relevant experience, MITRE ATT&CK expertise, and proficiency with Splunk Enterprise Security; OSINT methods are a

Qualifications

• US citizenship and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Experience identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs) and attacker TTPs
• Expertise with MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Splunk Enterprise Security experience required
• Experience with OSINT collection methods and tools preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required

Responsibilities

• Monitor networks for security issues.
• Investigate security breaches and incidents.
• Document security breaches and assess impact.
• Work with security team to uncover vulnerabilities and perform testing.
• Remediate vulnerabilities and recommend best practices for IT security.
• Install security measures and encryption programs to protect systems.
• Conduct analysis, confirm intrusion information, and create forensically sound data copies.
• Decrypt data and provide technical summaries and input.
• Perform real-time cyber defense tasks to support incident response teams.

Skills

IOC/Threat intel

MITRE ATT&CK

Splunk ES

OSINT methods

Cyber threat intel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk Enterprise Security

Job description

TMC Technologies is in search of a senior level Cybersecurity Analyst to join the FBI's ESOC Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Team.

The CTI Team is responsible for monitoring and analyzing external cyber threat data to provide insights and actionable intelligence about potential cyber threats.

The candidate must be a US citizen and possess a minimum of an active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility to start due to federal contract requirements.

The CTI Cybersecurity Analyst

Responsibilities

• Senior will have the following responsibilities:
• Responsible for monitoring computer networks for security issues.
• Investigating security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents.
• Document security breaches and assess the damage they cause.
• Work with the security team to perform tests and uncover network vulnerabilities, such as penetration testing.
• Fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard. Recommend best practices for IT security.
• Installing security measures and operating software to protect systems and information infrastructure, including firewalls and data encryption programs.
• Must be capable of conducting analysis, confirming intrusion information and creating a forensically sound duplicate of the files.
• Decrypts data and provides technical summaries and input.
• Examines recovered data for relevant information and performs dynamic analysis to include timeline, statistical, and file signature analysis.
• Performs real-time cyber defense handling tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs).

Job Requirements

• US Citizenship and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience required
• Experience with identifying indicators of compromise (IOCs), tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by attackers required
• Expertise in established cyber threat intelligence frameworks, such as MITRE ATT&CK required
• Splunk Enterprise Security experience required
• Experience with open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection methods and tools preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required

Preferred Certifications

• Preferred certifications include:
• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)

We are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law.