Cyber Threat intelligence Analyst II

argocyber; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Argo Cyber Systems, LLC is seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst II to support operational decision-making through the analysis of cyber threats. The role requires proactive identification and analysis of vulnerabilities.

Applicants should possess an active TS/SCI clearance, U.S. Citizenship, and a relevant degree with 5+ years of experience. The position involves collaborative work across agencies and the use of intelligence community tools to enhance security.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate cyber security data into analytical products.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively gather, analyze, and disseminate timely CTI.
• Identify emerging cyber threats and recommend countermeasures.
• Produce written reports summarizing gathered CTI.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Active TS/SCI clearance

Experience with Intelligence Community database search tools

Ability to work collaboratively across agencies

Good understanding of intelligence analytical methods

Education

BS Intelligence, Cybersecurity or related degree

High School Diploma and 7 years of directly relevant experience

Tools

Scraping tools

Darkweb browsers

Job description

Cyber Threat intelligence Analyst II

Location: Onsite (CONUS) / Shift Work
Clearance: Active TS/SCI (DHS EOD Suitability required)
Company: Argo Cyber Systems, LLC – Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

About Argo Cyber Systems

Argo Cyber Systems provides mission-critical cybersecurity support to U.S. Government agencies and critical infrastructure owners nationwide. Our teams deliver rapid incident response, advanced forensics, and coordinated recovery operations to protect vital systems from evolving cyber threats. We combine technical precision with operational agility-helping federal partners identify, contain, and recover from complex cyber incidents with speed and confidence.

Position Overview

Argo Cyber Systems is supporting a customer by delivering intelligence support to customer through proactively identifying, analyzing, and responding to cyber threats to inform the customer's vulnerability management (VM) efforts. In support of the customer's strategic direction. Argo Cyber Systems is looking for motivated individuals who can support the development of new and innovative Cyber Threat Intelligence techniques, to be the tip of the spear for VM's threat intelligence capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Proactively gather, analyze, and disseminate timely and accurate CTI to support operational decision-making
• Identify emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, trends, and recommend countermeasures
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to mitigate cyber threats
• Improve VM capabilities and knowledge base through training and research
• Ingest and analyze information from various classified and unclassified sources
• Produce written reports summarizing gathered CTI
• Conduct in-person and virtual briefings on vulnerabilities or threat actors
• Identify intelligence gaps, specify collection requirements to fill gaps in information, and evaluate resulting intelligence requirements

Required Skills

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience
• Good understanding of intelligence analytical methods and sources
• Demonstrated ability to integrate cyber security related data from relevant sources into investigative or analytical products
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplined team
• Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations
• Must have experience using multiple Intelligence Community database search tools and familiarity with intelligence monitoring, collection, targeting and reporting
• Must have working familiarity with Intelligence Community management of information, classification, dissemination and information and records system
• Must have working familiarity with Open-Source Intelligence sources including the use of scraping tools and darkweb browsers
• Must have sufficient technical knowledge to perform analysis on intelligence information to determine operational priorities

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting Intelligence and/or DoD Customers
• Experience performing network security or application security
• Excellent verbal and writing skills

Required Education

BS Intelligence, Cybersecurity or related degree, or High School Diploma and 7 years of directly relevant experience.

Desired Certifications

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• CompTIA's Security Plus (SEC+)
• Intelligence Analyst Certified (IAC)
• Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (C|TIA)

Why Join Argo

As part of Argo Cyber Systems, you will serve at the forefront of national cyber defense-protecting civilian agencies and high-value assets from persistent and emerging threats. You'll join a veteran-founded, mission-driven team dedicated to operational excellence, collaboration, and innovation in the cyber domain.