Cyber Fusion and Threats Analyst

Leidos LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Paid Leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Cyber Fusion and Threats Analyst for the GSM-O II DISA DCCSS program, supporting 24x7 operations at the D2OC on Ft. Meade, MD. The role focuses on monitoring cyber activity, producing incident reports, and coordinating with DISA and mission partners.

Requirements include a BS with 8+ years of related DISA experience, DoD-8140 IAT Level 2 certification, and a active Top Secret/SCI clearance. Strong CND, TCP/IP knowledge, and experience with Splunk/Wireshark are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience (related DISA experience accepted in lieu).
• Must have DoD-8140 IAT Level 2 baseline certification at start date.
• Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical and strategic cyber matters to varied audiences.
• Highly developed research and analytical skills to pinpoint statistically significant patterns related to cyber threats.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, ports, protocols, traffic flow, OSI model, defense-in-depth.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain situational awareness by reviewing DoD, IC and open source reports for new threats.
• Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).
• Create incident reports, wiki updates, and notifications; run DoD queries and generate trend reports.

Skills

CND understanding

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Networking knowledge

Education

DoD-8140 IAT Level 2 certification

Top Secret/SCI clearance

Tools

Wireshark

Splunk

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Leidos Digital Sector has a current job opportunity for a Cyber Fusion and Threats Analyst on our GSM-O II DISA Command Comprehensive Support Services (DCCSS) program supporting the 24x7 operations at the DISA Joint Operations Center (D2OC) on Ft. Meade, MD.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain situational awareness of cyber activity by reviewing DoD, Intelligence Community and open source reporting for new vulnerabilities, malware or other threats that have the potential to impact the DoDIN.
• Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).
• Synthesize, summarize, consolidate and share potentially malicious activities on the DoDIN with DISA and mission partner organizations by creating incident reports, wiki updates, collaboration/chat tippers and notifications, DoD incident handling database queries, metrics, and trend reports.
• Assist in providing threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services and recommendations.
• Train and mentor other team members.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of professional experience (related DISA experience and cyber courses/certification is accepted in lieu of a degree.)
• Must have DoD-8140 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or higher) at start date.
• Proficient understanding of Cyber Network Defense (CND) in regards to protect, detect, respond and sustain within a Computer Incident Response organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly articulate technical and strategic level cyber matters to a variety of audiences.
• Highly developed research and analytical skills to pinpoint statistically significant patterns related to cyber threats.
• Understanding of TCP/IP, common networking ports and protocols, traffic flow, system administration, OSI model, defense-in-depth.
• Must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledgeable in Cloud security/defense.
• Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
• Working knowledge of cyber operational security, log analysis, netflow analysis, incident response, malware analysis, computer forensics, and/or cyber-crime.
• Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP or CASP.
• Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.
• Working knowledge and proficiency utilizing Wireshark and Splunk analysis tools.
• Experience in intelligence driven defense and/or Cyber Kill Chain (CKC) methodology; knowledge of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) and other cyber threat modeling frame works.
• Working knowledge of the U.S. Intelligence Community and/or Fusion centers.

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Pay Range

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Benefits

• Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.

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Commitment and Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Additional Information

Original Posting: August 19, 2026. For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.

For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.