Cyber Threat Intelligence Manager — Space Launch Ops

MANTECH; Lompoc (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a mission-focused Manager, Cybersecurity Threat Analysis Subject Matter Expert to support critical space launch and range systems at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. This on-site senior role leads cyber threat analysis, intelligence integration, and defensive cyber operations for Western Launch and Test Range Systems.

The candidate will direct threat intelligence planning, assess adversary tactics, and provide risk-mitigating recommendations to government stakeholders while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information technology, computer science, intelligence studies, engineering, management, or a related discipline; an additional 4 years of relevant experience might be substituted for a degree.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, cyber threat intelligence, defensive cyber operations, threat hunting, security operations, incident analysis, mission assurance, or intelligence analysis.
• 3+ years of technical leadership experience leading cybersecurity or intelligence teams, managing personnel, or serving in a senior cybersecurity leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience leading cyber threat intelligence and analysis, including adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures; indicators of compromise; cyber campaigns; emerging threats; threat reporting; indications and warning; technical assessments; executive briefings; and time-sensitive RFIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage cyber threat intelligence, cybersecurity analysis, and mission-assurance personnel; prioritize and assign work; and maintain technical standards, quality-assurance processes, performance measures, and timely delivery of contract requirements.
• Serve as the senior contractor technical representative for coordination with government leads, mission-planning cells, range operators, external intelligence organizations, and mission partners supporting the 630th Cyberspace Squadron and Space Launch Delta 30.
• Direct cyber threat intelligence planning and production activities, including intelligence requirements, collection requirements, threat assessments, indications-and-warning reporting, technical reports, executive-level briefings, database entries, and time-sensitive RFIs.
• Lead real-time threat monitoring, intelligence-driven threat hunting, and adversary analysis to identify and assess adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures; indicators of compromise; cyber campaigns; and emerging threats affecting mission-relevant terrain.
• Lead Mission Area Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) reassessments and intelligence-gap management; maintain current, accurate, and operationally relevant IPB products, intelligence databases, and production workflows aligned with the Joint Planning Process and mission requirements.
• Apply defensive cyberspace operations and mission-system cybersecurity expertise to assess threats and cyber risk affecting W-LTRS, range safety, telemetry, tracking, electrical distribution, SCADA, industrial control systems, and operational technology environments.
• Manage cyber threat-emulation and exercise-support activities, including development of validated adversary-replication packages, planning and execution support for representative exercises, post-action validation assessments, and documentation of lessons learned and defensive gaps.
• Identify, communicate, and recommend mitigation for mission risks—including technical, operational, staffing, schedule, and dependency risks—and provide cyber-hardening recommendations to the program manager and government customer.

Skills

Cyber threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Team leadership

Defensive cyber ops

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related

Tools

Manticore

Kraken

Job description

MANTECH seeks a mission-focused Manager, Cybersecurity Threat Analysis Subject Matter Expert to support critical space launch and range systems at Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. This on-site senior role leads cyber threat analysis, intelligence integration, and defensive cyber operations for Western Launch and Test Range Systems.

The candidate will direct threat intelligence planning, assess adversary tactics, and provide risk-mitigating recommendations to government stakeholders while