Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Leidos; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Tier 3 Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our team supporting DHS NOSC services. You will identify and investigate high-priority threat campaigns, track adversaries and TTPs, and deliver actionable intelligence to improve cyber resiliency across the DHS IT environment.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a strong IT background, and experience with host/network security monitoring, threat reporting, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Top Secret/SCI Clearance required.
• 8–12 years IT experience or 8+ years with MS in IT.
• Two years of host/network security monitoring experience.
• Develop and deliver threat intelligence reports for situational awareness.
• Support NOSC incident response and threat hunting activities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, track and investigate high-priority threat campaigns and actors with TTPs.
• Analyze threat landscape and threat actor activities to enhance security posture.
• Correlate intelligence with internal logs to drive detection and hunting.
• Develop new threat intel reports for peers, management, and customers.
• Assist in incident response and remediation guidance.

Skills

Threat intel

Incident response

Threat hunting

Written communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT related field

Master’s degree in IT related field

Security certifications: CASP+, CCNP-Security, CISA, CISSP

Tools

Splunk

Analyst1

CrowdStrike Falcon

Tanium

Proofpoint TAP

Zscaler

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Tier 3 Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst to join our team supporting DHS NOSC services. You will identify and investigate high-priority threat campaigns, track adversaries and TTPs, and deliver actionable intelligence to improve cyber resiliency across the DHS IT environment.

The role requires a TS/SCI clearance, a strong IT background, and experience with host/network security monitoring, threat reporting, and incident response.