Offensive Cyber Analyst

Parsons; Staunton (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an Offensive Cyber Operations Analyst to support the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Operations Policy in developing, implementing, and assessing policies, strategies, and plans for offensive cyberspace operations.

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and will involve coordination with USCYBERCOM and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited university.
• Minimum 10 years of experience supporting offensive cyberspace operations.
• Experience providing technical support on offensive cyber capabilities and execution.
• Familiarity with intelligence-development-operations and USCYBERCOM processes.
• Knowledge of offensive cyber policy development and implementation.
• Five years of experience briefing complex concepts to GO/FO/SES-level leaders.
• Ability to interface effectively with senior-level leadership.
• Active DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical and strategic support for Offensive Cyber Operations.
• Analyze offensive cyber missions, objectives, risks, authorities, and outcomes.
• Develop and implement policies, strategies, and plans for OCO.
• Assess alignment of OCO activities with DoW policy and requirements.
• Apply DoW/USCYBERCOM processes to policy development.
• Provide technical support and advice on offensive cyber capabilities and mission execution.
• Prepare analyses, reports, and decision-support materials for senior leadership.
• Brief complex concepts to GO/FO/SES-level leaders.
• Coordinate with DoW organizations, USCYBERCOM, and intelligence partners.
• Identify operational risks and gaps to improve offensive cyber effectiveness.

Skills

Offensive cyber operations

Policy development

Brief senior leaders

Interfacing with leadership

Analytical reporting

USCYBERCOM familiarity

Intelligence-development-operations

Operational risk assessment

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is seeking an Offensive Cyber Operations Analyst to support the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Operations Policy in developing, implementing, and assessing policies, strategies, and plans for offensive cyberspace operations.

What You’ll Do

• Provide analytical and strategic support for Offensive Cyber Operations, including monitoring and evaluating planned and executed operations and campaigns.

• Conduct deliberate analysis of offensive cyber missions, operational objectives, risks, authorities, and outcomes.

• Support the development and implementation of policies, strategies, plans, and authorities related to offensive cyberspace operations.

• Assist leadership in assessing the alignment of OCO activities with DoW policy, strategy, guidance, and operational requirements.

• Apply knowledge of intelligence-development-operations, targeting, and USCYBERCOM processes to support OCO policy and strategy development.

• Provide technical support and advice on offensive cyber capabilities, processes, mission execution, and operational planning.

• Prepare analyses, reports, briefings, summaries, and decision-support materials for senior DoW leadership.

• Brief complex cyber operational, policy, strategy, and risk concepts to GO/FO/SES-level leaders.

• Coordinate with DoW organizations, USCYBERCOM, intelligence partners, operational commands, and other stakeholders.

• Support the identification of operational risks, capability gaps, policy issues, and opportunities to improve offensive cyber effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in related field.

• Minimum 10 (Ten) years of experience supporting offensive cyberspace operations.

• Demonstrated experience providing technical support and advice on offensive cyber capabilities, processes, and execution.

• Familiarity with intelligence-development-operations, targeting, and USCYBERCOM processes.

• Knowledge of offensive cyber policy development, strategy formulation, and implementation.

• Minimum five years of experience briefing complex cyber operational, policy, and risk concepts to GO/FO/SES-level leaders.

• Ability to interface effectively with senior-level leadership.

• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

• Active DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited university.

• Experience supporting DoW or USCYBERCOM offensive cyber policy, planning, or operations.

• Familiarity with cyber authorities, operational planning processes, and joint cyber space operations.

Security Clearance Requirement

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid time off
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• flexible work schedules
• holidays

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/ .

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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