Cyber Real-Time Analyst

Leidos; Hawaii; On-site; USD 70,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking Real Time Analysts to join the Network Assurance Team supporting DISA Pacific at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The role defends the DODIN/DISN boundary 24/7 and helps stand up a new SOC capability.

You'll monitor threats, perform near real-time triage, analyze events with Splunk/Elastic/Sentinel, and coordinate with DJOC and USCYBERCOM to accelerate incident response.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility/ability to obtain SCI.
• Level II or Level III degree/experience requirements as per DoD 8140.
• DCWF Code 531 Cyber Defense Analyst at Intermed proficiency level.
• Hands-on Computer Network Defense duties—protect, defend, respond, and sustain.
• Strong networking fundamentals; familiarity with common security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, and analyze intrusions, incidents, and threats across the DODIN/DISN boundary 24/7/365.
• Perform near real-time triage of security events, correlative alerts, netflow, IDS/IPS, and PCAPs.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis of low and slow activity to uncover unauthorized access.
• Investigate events using SIEMs (Splunk, Elastic, MS Sentinel) and ThunderDome.
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK to guide incident analysis and threat-hunting.
• Develop, tune, and recommend custom detection signatures and countermeasures.
• Coordinate with DJOC, USCYBERCOM, and peer SOCs for threat intel and response.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Threat analysis

SOC operations

Education

Bachelor's degree (Level II)

Bachelor's degree + 4+ years (Level III)

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Microsoft Sentinel

JIRA

Job description

Leidos is hiring Real Time Analysts to join the Network Assurance Team supporting DISA Pacific (DNC-PAC) at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This team serves as the Security Operations Center (SOC) for USPACOM and the broader DoD Information Network (DODIN/DISN), standing watch 24/7/365 to detect, analyze, and respond to threats against the boundary of the Department of Defense's global network.

You'll work at the intersection of two missions: the established DISA SOC boundary defense operation that protects the DODIN's Pacific footprint, and the emerging Joint Fires Network (JFN) Security Operations Center supporting a next generation, TS/SCI-level sensor and detection environment being stood up at the same location. It's a rare opportunity to defend mature, mission-critical infrastructure while helping build a brand-new SOC capability from the ground up.

What You'll Do:

Boundary Cyber Defense & SOC Operations

• Monitor, detect, and analyze intrusions, incidents, and threats across the DODIN/DISN boundary — Internet Access Points, Boundary Cloud Access Points, and related infrastructure — using DoD-approved network monitoring and traffic analysis tools on a 24/7/365 basis.

• Perform near real-time triage of security events, correlating alerts,netflow, IDS/IPS output, and raw packet captures to confirm or refute malicious activity.

• Conduct deep-dive analysis of “low and slow” activity to uncover unauthorized access that automated tools miss.

• Investigate and analyze events using SIEM platforms including Splunk, Elastic, and Microsoft Sentinel, and correlate sensor data through the ThunderDome cybersecurity suite.

• Apply the MITRE ATT&CK framework to characterize adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, and to guide incident analysis and threat-hunting.

• Develop, tune, and recommend custom detection signatures and countermeasures to prevent or mitigate emerging threats.

• Document analysis and findings in the DoD-mandated incident reporting/ticketing system, and issue Situational Awareness Reports and TIPPERs to mission partners.

• Coordinate directly with the DISA Joint Operations Center (DJOC), USCYBERCOM, and peer SOCs to synchronize threat intelligence and incident response across the DODIN.

Joint Fires Network (JFN) SOC Support

• Support stand-up and sustainment of a 24x7x365 Security Operations Center for the JFN IL-6 environment, focused on threat detection and continuous monitoring across JFN nodes.

• Conduct Syslog review and Elastic stack alerting toidentify anomalies, and tune advanced sensors such as Corelight as the SOC matures.

• Triage, elevate, and track incidents through JIRA using standardized SOC intake and escalation processes.

• Handle TS/SCI-level incidentsin accordance with DIA-aligned requirements, ensuring spills, breaches, or anomalies are reported through authorized channels within mandated timelines.

• Develop threat-hunting playbooks focused on behavioral anomalies and traffic pattern analysis as the mission matures frominitial monitoring into full detection and response.

• Work from a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) at DISA Pacific, Ford Island.

What You'll Need for Success:

• Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility/ability to obtain SCI
• Education and experience requirements depending on job level, as follows:
  • Level II: Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience; equivalent work experience and/or military service may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Level III: Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience; equivalent work experience and/or military service may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Qualifications/credentials compliant with DoD 8140 DCWF Code 531, Cyber Defense Analyst at the Intermediateproficiency level.
• Hands-on experience with Computer Network Defense duties — protect, defend, respond, and sustain.
• Strong networking fundamentals, including communication protocols and common security tooling (IDS/IPS, firewalls).
• Experience evaluating packet captures and analyzing raw network traffic.
• Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts in support of 24/7/365 operations, including some after-hours and surge support.

Preferred Qualifications

• AI capability development and implementation to automate analysis and detection tasks.
• Working knowledge of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and the Cyber Kill Chain.
• Direct experience with Splunk, Elastic, or similar SIEM/detection platforms.
• Familiarity with JIRA-based incident workflows and/or SOC intake and escalation processes.
• Understanding of software exploits, and experience analyzing packed or obfuscated code.

Why This Role?

• Direct, high-visibility mission impact defending USPACOM and DODIN/DISN infrastructure in a strategically critical theater.
• Ground-floor opportunity to help build a new SOC capability alongside an established, mature SOC operation.
• Daily collaboration with DISA, USCYBERCOM, and Government leadership — direct exposure to enterprise-level cyber defense decision-making.
• Long-term program stability: multi‑year task order (base plus four option years) with an established incumbent team.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range: $69,550.00 - $125,725.00

About Leidos

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 $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.