Night Shift Cyber Operations Analyst – TS/SCI Onsite

Zachary Piper, LLC; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Cyber Operations Analyst (Night Shift) to support real-time cyber surveillance and incident response for a DoD program at Ft. Meade, MD.

The role is onsite and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph eligibility. You'll monitor SIEM events, analyze threats, triage incidents, and coordinate defensive cyber operations across DoD environments, delivering situational updates for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; 4+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Experience with SOC/CND or CNDSP.
• Hands-on SIEM and security monitoring tools experience (ArcSight, Splunk, JIMS, CSAAC).
• Knowledge of incident response, threat detection, vulnerability analysis, and network security operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze cybersecurity events, network traffic, and potential threats using SIEM and network security tools.
• Perform incident triage, threat detection, incident handling, and network traffic analysis.
• Investigate suspicious activity, malware, intrusion attempts, and network vulnerabilities.
• Support CND operations and DoD CNDSP methodologies.
• Develop incident reports, situational awareness updates, and leadership threat briefings.
• Coordinate defensive cyber operations with DoD components and cybersecurity teams.
• Monitor DoDIN security posture, IAVA compliance, and remediation activities.
• Disseminate vulnerability intelligence and operational metrics.

Skills

SIEM monitoring

Threat detection

Incident response

Network security

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

ArcSight

Splunk

JIMS

CSAAC

PCAP

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Cyber Operations Analyst (Night Shift) to support real-time cyber surveillance and incident response for a DoD program at Ft. Meade, MD.

The role is onsite and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph eligibility. You'll monitor SIEM events, analyze threats, triage incidents, and coordinate defensive cyber operations across DoD environments, delivering situational updates for senior leadership.