Cyber Threat Intelligence & SOAR Automation Analyst

Leidos; Whitehall (OH); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos' Digital Sector seeks an experienced Cyber Threat Intelligence & SOAR Automation Analyst to join a hybrid technical team supporting DISA Global. You will bridge CTI automation with SOAR solutions development, focusing on DTIP ingestion, IOC lifecycles, and automated defense actions.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, a CS/IT related degree with 4+ years of hands-on experience, and strong Python scripting for API interactions.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT or related field with 4+ years of hands‑on experience.
• Experience with TIP management, IOC lifecycles, and threat feed ingestions.
• Proven hands‑on experience designing and implementing automated workflows and playbooks using SOAR platforms.
• Strong Python scripting for API interactions and data parsing; Bash/PowerShell also valued.
• Experience with JSON, YAML, and Git for code/config management.
• Knowledge of DoD 8140/8570 CS baseline certifications or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Analyze threat intelligence reports and map adversary TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK.
• Configure DTIP feed ingestion pipelines and manage IOC repositories.
• Implement automated blocking and inter‑op with security sensors.
• Develop Python scripts and REST connectors to DTIP, Tines, ticketing systems, and SIEM.
• Support CSWOs with indicator validation and rapid containment workflows.
• Design, test, and optimize SOAR playbooks in Tines for 24x7 SOC operations.
• Maintain containers (Docker), apply STIGs, and manage code in Git.
• Produce technical intelligence briefs and indicator documentation.

Skills

CTI analysis

Python scripting

SOAR playbooks

TIP operations

JSON/YAML/Git

Docker

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IT

Tools

STIX/TAXII

DTIP

Tines

Splunk

Elasticsearch

Job description

Leidos’ Digital Sector is seeking an experienced, multidisciplinary Cyber Threat Intelligence & SOAR Automation Analyst supporting DISA Global. This hybrid technical role bridges day-to-day Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) automation with operational Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) solutions development.

Primary Responsibilities

• Hands‑on Intelligence Analysis & Feed Curation: Analyze threat intelligence reporting, assess emerging threats, map adversary tactics to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and evaluate indicators across diverse external and internal feeds.
• DISA TIP Administration & Indicator Lifecycle Management: Configure, maintain, and optimize DTIP feed ingestion pipelines (STIX/TAXII), manage IOC repositories, maintain data dictionaries, and tune indicator expiration policies.
• Automated Defensive Blocking & Sensor Integration: Implement low-regret scoring logic and automated blocklist distribution for security solutions.
• API Development & Custom Connectors: Write robust Python scripts and utilize REST APIs to interconnect DTIP, Tines, ticketing systems, and SIEM/log repositories.
• Investigation & Operational Triage Support: Support Cyber Security Watch Officers (CSWOs) with indicator validation, false‑positive troubleshooting, and rapid-response containment workflows.
• SOAR Playbook Development & Execution: Design, build, test, and optimize automated incident response and threat‑enrichment playbooks within Tines to streamline 24x7 SOC monitoring workflows.
• Platform Maintenance & Sustainment: Assist in sustaining and securing core automation and intelligence platforms, maintaining containerized services (Docker), applying STIG configurations, and leveraging Git for version control.
• Technical Intelligence Reporting: Produce technical intelligence briefs, indicator documentation, and triage summaries to inform ongoing defensive operations.

Basic Qualifications

• Clearance: Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, IT, or a related discipline plus 4+ years of relevant hands‑on operational experience.
• Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) Experience: experience working with TIP managing IOC lifecycles and configuring threat feed ingestions.
• SOAR & Playbook Development: Proven hands‑on experience designing and implementing automated workflows and playbooks using SOAR platforms.
• Scripting & Tooling: Strong scripting skills in Python for API interactions and data parsing, with supplemental experience in Bash or PowerShell.
• Data Formats & Version Control: Proven ability to create, edit, and validate configuration files and schemas in JSON, YAML, and Git for code management.
• Enterprise Security Stacks: Applied technical understanding of enterprise security solutions and their integration mechanisms.
• DoD Compliance: Must possess an active DoD 8140/8570 Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist 521 (CS) Intermediate-level baseline certification (e.g., Security+ CE, PenTest+, CySA+, GSEC, or GMON).

Preferred Qualifications

• Low‑Regret Triage & IACD: Applied experience utilizing Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD) low‑regret scoring principles to automate indicator blocking with minimal mission impact.
• Cyber Intelligence Communication Standards: Practical experience parsing and structuring STIX/TAXII intelligence feeds and maintaining CTI data dictionaries.
• Adversary Analysis: Deep understanding of adversary TTPs and practical experience conducting adversary assessment via MITRE ATT&CK.
• SIEM & Big Data: Familiarity querying and integrating workflows with log management and SIEM platforms such as Splunk or Elastic (ELK).
• Zero Trust: Baseline understanding of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) concepts and principles.
• Additional Experience: Any experience with ThreatQ TIP and/or Tines

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.

Original Posting: October 7, 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.

Pay Range: Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00. The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.