Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Insight Global; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Cyber Intelligence Fusion Analyst to sit at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA. You will act as the proactive threat-hunting and intelligence-analysis engine within a Security Operations Center, leveraging all-source threat intelligence and enterprise telemetry to identify threats and adversary activity.

Responsibilities include proactive hunts, correlating data with tools and logs, and developing detection use cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field (or equivalent experience) and 8+ years cybersecurity experience
• Active TSSCI clearance
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification
• DoD 8140 CSSP Analyst (CSSP-A) certification within required timeframe
• 4+ years in cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or related cyber operations
• Experience applying MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, or similar frameworks
• Hands-on threat hunting with hypothesis-driven hunts and IOC investigations
• Experience developing detection logic, analytic queries, and threat-hunting methodologies
• Strong SIEM, EDR, endpoint, network, NetFlow, packet capture, and log analysis
• Understanding of TCP/IP, OSI model, networking protocols, enterprise security architecture

Responsibilities

• Conduct proactive threat hunts and correlate intelligence with security tools and logs
• Develop detection use cases and analytic queries for threat hunting
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve security posture
• Brief senior leadership and collaborate with incident response teams
• Protect high-value government networks and operations

Skills

Threat hunting

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Analytic queries

Log analysis

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

NetFlow

Packet capture

Log analysis

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Cyber Intelligence Fusion Analyst to sit at the Mark Center. This individual will serve as the proactive threat-hunting and intelligence-analysis engine within a Security Operations Center, leveraging all-source threat intelligence, advanced analytics, and enterprise telemetry to identify emerging threats and adversary activity. The analyst will conduct proactive hunts, correlate intelligence data with security tools and logs, develop detection use cases, and provide actionable recommendations to improve the organization's security posture. This role offers the opportunity to work in a mission-critical environment, brief senior leadership, collaborate with incident response teams, and directly contribute to protecting high-value government networks and operations

Must-Haves:

• Active TSSCI
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, or related field (or equivalent experience) and 8+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience
• Must meet DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification requirements
• Must obtain/maintain DoD 8140 CSSP Analyst (CSSP-A) certification within required timeframe
• 4+ years supporting cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, cyber defense, or related cyber operations
• Experience applying MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, or similar adversary frameworks
• Hands-on threat hunting experience, including hypothesis-driven hunts and IOC investigations
• Experience developing detection logic, analytic queries, and threat-hunting methodologies
• Strong SIEM, EDR, endpoint, network, NetFlow, packet capture, and log analysis experience
• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, OSI model, networking protocols, enterprise security architecture, and defense-in-depth concepts

Insight Global is hiring multiple candidates for this role so pay will vary based on candidates background, level of expertise and clearance. We anticipate paying 150K - 153K for this role.