Senior Cyber Intelligence Analyst - TS/SCI, Polygraph

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Jessup, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst to support the CISO & Global Cybersecurity SOC. The role emphasizes automating alert fatigue, building cyber tools, and working within secure networks including SCIFs.

Candidates should have strong cyber defense, offensive TTPs, and cloud experience, with TS/SCI and Polygraph eligibility. Primary Level Salary Range is $103,600.00 - $155,400.00, with comprehensive benefits and potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience with appropriate degree progression.
• Current U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI access and Polygraph.
• Strong offensive TTPs knowledge and defensive SOC background.
• Experience writing code, optimizing SIEM queries, and engineering integrations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cyber threat alerts on networks.
• Create and tune cyber threat detection rules across platforms.
• Design and integrate tools to improve defensive operations.
• Collaborate across teams for incident response and DevSecOps in varied environments.

Skills

Top Secret clearance with SCI

Threat hunting

Incident response

Defensive cyber operations

Dev/Sec/Ops

Windows/Linux/AWS/Azure

Education

Associates degree in CS/CE/Cybersecurity/Info Systems or related

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Yara rules

Cloud security (AWS/Azure)

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst to support the CISO & Global Cybersecurity SOC. The role emphasizes automating alert fatigue, building cyber tools, and working within secure networks including SCIFs.

Candidates should have strong cyber defense, offensive TTPs, and cloud experience, with TS/SCI and Polygraph eligibility. Primary Level Salary Range is $103,600.00 - $155,400.00, with comprehensive benefits and potential bonuses.