Hybrid Senior Cybersecurity Analyst: Offensive Security

SAIC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to support Security Operations and help mature the organization’s offensive security capabilities for a critical U.S. Government agency.

The role covers advanced incident detection, investigation, response, threat analysis, and security monitoring across on-premises and cloud environments, with authorized offensive security activities. On-site in Washington, DC 3 days and remote 2 days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity operations, SOC activities, incident response, vulnerability management, or related disciplines.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust requiring U.S. Citizenship or Green Card.
• Experience investigating, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity incidents.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, attack methodologies, threat vectors, and NIST incident response guidance.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, email security, identity security, privileged access management, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, authentication protocols, Windows, Linux, cloud environments, enterprise networking.
• Understanding of web applications, APIs, authentication, authorization, session management, and common vulnerabilities.
• Ability to learn and apply agency-approved offensive security methodologies and supporting technologies.
• Ability to reproduce findings, validate vulnerabilities, document testing procedures, and communicate results.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, technical writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams and government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity alerts and incidents using SIEM, EDR, network monitoring, email security, identity security, and other security technologies.
• Perform advanced incident triage to determine scope, impact, attack vectors, and containment actions.
• Analyze network traffic, endpoint telemetry, authentication events, logs, and threat intelligence to identify malicious activity.
• Lead or support investigations involving phishing, malware, unauthorized access, insider threats, data exposure, and other cyber events.
• Develop, maintain, and improve incident response procedures, investigative workflows, and playbooks.
• Review, assign, document, and track cybersecurity incidents using approved ticketing systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior analysts.
• Conduct authorized offensive security activities, including manual vulnerability validation and remediation verification.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security operations

Offensive security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Email security

Identity security

Privileged access management

Threat intelligence platforms

Job description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst to support Security Operations and help mature the organization’s offensive security capabilities for a critical U.S. Government agency.

The role covers advanced incident detection, investigation, response, threat analysis, and security monitoring across on-premises and cloud environments, with authorized offensive security activities. On-site in Washington, DC 3 days and remote 2 days.