Senior Cyber Analyst

Cherokee Federal; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

PTO

Medical insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

FSA/HSA options

Professional development & training

Job summary

Cherokee Strategic Edge (CSE) is seeking a Cyber Analyst (Cybersecurity Assessment) to support our government customer in Quantico, VA. The position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance and US citizenship; starting salary range is $130,000 – $160,000.

Responsibilities include conducting complex cyber capability analyses and collaborating with government leadership to develop research and process improvements.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required/verification documentation
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly
• Ability to structure analysis from trends and multiple sources
• Experience guiding analytic methodologies and tradecraft

Responsibilities

• Conducts complex analysis of interrelated cyber capability issues
• Develop and implement research and process improvements in collaboration with government leadership

Job description

Cybersecurity Analyst (Cybersecurity Assessment)

Job Title:Cybersecurity Analyst (Cybersecurity Assessment)

Job Code:ITS624

Reports to:Program Manager

FLSA Status:Exempt

Prepared Date:9/21/2026

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Summary

Cherokee Strategic Edge (CSE) is seeking a Cyber Analyst (Cybersecurity Assessment) to support our government customer.

Responsibilities

• Conducts complex analysis of interrelated cyber capability issues
• Develop and implement research and process improvements in collaboration with government leadership

Starting Salary Range for Cybersecurity Analyst (Cybersecurity Assessment):$130,000 – $160,000

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

Highlights include

• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Because taking care of our employees isn’t just a promise, it’s part of who we are.

Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced.
• Demonstrates ability to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
• Experience collaborating and working with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
• Experience providing guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies.
• Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
• Mastery of qualitative and quantitative analytic methodologies and pursue developments in academia or other fields that affect tradecraft methodology.
• Ability to define comprehensive, new, or unique research approaches that enable rigorous assessments to address and contribute to high-level tasks.
• Have in-depth analysis of analytic operations and knowledge management issues across organizational and intra-IC boundaries and clearly articulates key findings.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight.
• Experience reviewing analytic products for cogent arguments, tradecraft standards, and adequate support for conclusions; routinely tests analytic rigor of analytic products.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the polygraph may be selected; the ability to obtain the required Counterintelligence polygraph is a condition of the position and will be completed as part of the hiring process.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred to have a minimum of twelve (12) years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last two (2) years.
• Desired to meet one of the following:
  • Master’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;
  • Or have Bachelor’s degree related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and an additional five (5) years of related senior experience, for a total of seventeen (17) years, as a substitute to the Master’s degree.

Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.

Company Information

Behind every government mission stands skilled, mission-driven talent: people whose expertise and dedication turn complex challenges into successful outcomes. Cherokee Strategic Edge, part of Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is that team. We modernize aging systems, deliver care where it’s needed most, and keep missions supplied, staffed, and moving across defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. For more than 60 federal clients, we take on the work others won’t, and deliver where it counts. If that’s the kind of work you’re looking for, you’ve found your team. Learn more at cherokee-federal.com.

Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Legal Disclaimer:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Compliance Notices

Cherokee Federal is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). As required by VEVRAA, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. Protected veterans are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

Cherokee Federal takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities or those with sincerely held religious beliefs. To request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail].

Job Info

• Job Identification 43778
• Job Category Information Technology Services
• Posting Date 09/22/2026, 01:33 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Quantico, VA, United States (On-site)