Senior Cyber Threat Analyst – TS/SCI | Network Defense & SIEM

Parsons; Maryland; On-site; USD 134,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a talented Cyber Analyst to join our Federal Solutions team. This role focuses on advanced network security analysis, monitoring, and threat detection to prevent threats to critical U.S. systems.

You will lead deep-dive analyses of network traffic and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 10+ years of relevant experience, and strong skills in SIEM, PCAP analysis, and signature development.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree, with additional years of experience able to count in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience, with additional education, training, and certifications able to count towards total years of experience.
• Ability to understand data in various formats to extract and enrich information to enhance its value.
• Experience with XKS creating general queries, fingerprinting, and identifying atypical events.
• Experience with Elastic/Splunk/ or other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) experience creating visualizations and dashboards.
• Understanding of TCP/IP communication protocols and packet flows based on IP traffic; analysis of Packet Capture (PCAP) traffic in Wireshark.
• Familiarity writing signatures in Zeek and/or Snort
• Strong understanding of common attack vectors and network defense strategies.
• Design and implement advanced network monitoring and detection strategies.
• Collaborate with development teams and articulate requirements/enhancements for capabilities, tools and strategies.
• Document findings and create detailed reports to ensure tradecraft is continually updated. Present results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead deep-dive analysis of complex network traffic to assess cyber criminals’ capabilities and activities.
• Provide actionable insights to stakeholders to prevent and eradicate threats to US systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to define requirements for capabilities, tools and detection strategies.
• Document findings and create detailed reports; present results to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Bachelor’s degree / equivalent

10+ years experience

Network protocol analysis

SIEM (Elastic/Splunk)

Wireshark PCAP analysis

Zeek/Snort signatures

Threat detection strategies

Reporting & stakeholder communication

Network monitoring design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Elastic

Splunk

Zeek

Snort

Wireshark

Job description

Parsons is seeking a talented Cyber Analyst to join our Federal Solutions team. This role focuses on advanced network security analysis, monitoring, and threat detection to prevent threats to critical U.S. systems.

You will lead deep-dive analyses of network traffic and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders. The ideal candidate has a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, 10+ years of relevant experience, and strong skills in SIEM, PCAP analysis, and signature development.