Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead

Northrop Grumman; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 118,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst to support its I&R team under the CIDO. Responsibilities include triage of cyber events, log analysis, and development of custom scripts to mitigate threats, with collaboration across senior leadership.

The role demands TS clearance with SCI access, strong analytical and written/verbal communication skills, and experience with multiple analysis tools in a high-profile security environment.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors in Science; OR 6 years with Masters; OR 4 years with PhD.
• U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with SCI access and a recent polygraph.
• Experience preparing and analyzing data and figures.
• Experience with two or more analysis tools used in a CIRT or similar investigative environment.

Responsibilities

• Triages and prioritizes concurrent cyber events with log and PCAP data.
• Independent script development to facilitate analysis and write detailed findings.
• Brief findings to technical and non-technical senior management.

Skills

Python scripting

Log analysis

Threat analysis

CIRT tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

SIEM tools

PCAP analysis

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst to support its I&R team under the CIDO. Responsibilities include triage of cyber events, log analysis, and development of custom scripts to mitigate threats, with collaboration across senior leadership.

The role demands TS clearance with SCI access, strong analytical and written/verbal communication skills, and experience with multiple analysis tools in a high-profile security environment.