Senior Cyber Threat Triage Analyst (TS/SCI)

Nightwing; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision and dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior JCDC Cyber Triage Analyst to act as a technical subject matter expert within the JCDC triage function, handling advanced threat intelligence assessments and mentoring junior analysts.

You will coordinate with FBI, NSA, USCYBERCOM and other partners, delivering detailed threat assessments and contributing to triage playbooks and strategic planning. Must hold U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship and TS/SCI eligibility required.
• Minimum 5-7 years in threat intelligence, SOC operations, or cyber incident response.
• Ability to brief senior leadership and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong analytical writing and tradecraft in threat analysis.
• Experience coordinating with federal agencies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced triage and analysis of high-severity threat intel.
• Mentor mid-level and junior triage analysts.
• Coordinate with FBI, NSA, USCYBERCOM on joint assessments.
• Develop triage playbooks and decision matrices.
• Lead projects to enhance triage processes and automation.
• Author threat assessments for JCDC leadership and partners.
• Interface with critical infrastructure partners on threat concerns.
• Support after-hours on-call rotation for incidents.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Top Secret SCI Eligibility

DHS Suitability

Threat intelligence

SOC operations

Cyber incident response

Malware analysis

MITRE ATT&CK

SIEM tools

Analytical writing

Tools

Threat intel platforms

SIEM tools

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior JCDC Cyber Triage Analyst to act as a technical subject matter expert within the JCDC triage function, handling advanced threat intelligence assessments and mentoring junior analysts.

You will coordinate with FBI, NSA, USCYBERCOM and other partners, delivering detailed threat assessments and contributing to triage playbooks and strategic planning. Must hold U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI eligibility.