Senior Cyber Threat Triage & Intel Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior JCDC Cyber Triage Analyst to provide advanced threat triage within a national security framework. You will analyze complex threat intelligence, enrich IOC data, and coordinate with interagency partners to inform cyber defense priorities.

Role requires Top Secret/SCI eligibility, extensive experience in threat intelligence and guidance for junior analysts, with opportunities to develop playbooks and lead strategic triage initiatives for

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility and DHS suitability.
• 5–7 years in threat intelligence, SOC, or cyber incident response.
• Proven malware analysis, threat actor attribution, and campaign analysis.
• Experience coordinating with federal agencies and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced triage and analysis of high-severity threat intelligence and IOC packages.
• Act as escalation point for complex threat assessments requiring deep expertise.
• Perform IOC enrichment using classified and unclassified sources.
• Coordinate with FBI, NSA, USCYBERCOM and interagency partners on joint threat assessments.
• Mentor junior triage analysts and refine analytical playbooks and matrices.
• Lead projects to enhance triage processes, automation, and threat detection.
• Author detailed threat assessments for JCDC leadership and partners.
• Represent triage in interagency information-sharing forums.
• Identify patterns across threat reports to detect campaigns.

Skills

Threat intelligence

SOC operations

Cyber incident response

Malware analysis

MITRE ATT&CK

SIEM tools

Interagency coordination

Analytical writing

Technical mentoring

Threat enrichment

Tools

Threat intelligence platforms

Analytical frameworks

Classification and attribution

Job description

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior JCDC Cyber Triage Analyst to provide advanced threat triage within a national security framework. You will analyze complex threat intelligence, enrich IOC data, and coordinate with interagency partners to inform cyber defense priorities.

Role requires Top Secret/SCI eligibility, extensive experience in threat intelligence and guidance for junior analysts, with opportunities to develop playbooks and lead strategic triage initiatives for