CTI Lead: Senior Threat-Warning Analyst

Yakshna Solutions, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. in Herndon, VA seeks a CTI Lead/Senior Threat-Warning Analyst to perform OSINT collection, threat intelligence analysis, and signature development for DoD/Enterprise IT environments.

The role includes threat hunts, correlating data, and producing TI reports, with an emphasis on DCO and internal training support. Minimum 5 years in cyber operations, active Secret clearance, and US citizenship or green card are required; CompTIA Sec+, CySA+, GIAC GCTI certifications are

Qualifications

• 5+ years of specialized operational cyber experience in a DoD or Enterprise IT environment.
• Certifications: CompTIA Sec+, CySA+, GIAC GCTI
• Active Secret clearance required
• US Citizen or Green card holder only

Responsibilities

• Perform persistent collection, aggregation, and analysis of open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial threat feeds, ISAC reporting, community intelligence reporting, and Government-Furnished Intelligence; research commercial exploits, zero-day vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Develop, test, and recommend host- and network-based signatures
• Correlate internal sensor and incident data against classified and open-source threat reporting
• Support hypothesis-driven and indicator-based threat hunts
• Provide tactical DCO integration support
• Maintain a DCO test lab for malware analysis and OSINT collection
• Produce and disseminate Threat Intelligence Reports, IOC packages, RFI responses, and trend analyses
• Maintain intelligence requirements
• Support signature-development testing
• Support DCO-specific internal training.

Skills

OSINT

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Threat signature development

Job description

Yakshna Solutions, Inc. in Herndon, VA seeks a CTI Lead/Senior Threat-Warning Analyst to perform OSINT collection, threat intelligence analysis, and signature development for DoD/Enterprise IT environments.

The role includes threat hunts, correlating data, and producing TI reports, with an emphasis on DCO and internal training support. Minimum 5 years in cyber operations, active Secret clearance, and US citizenship or green card are required; CompTIA Sec+, CySA+, GIAC GCTI certifications are