Senior Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst - SCI Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Maryland; On-site; USD 118,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Healthcare benefits

401k matching

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst to support the I&R team under the CIDO. The role focuses on counterintelligence and cyber threat protection across networks and sensitive data, requiring collaboration with multiple teams to mitigate evolving threats.

The candidate will work on in-depth threat analysis, develop scripts to automate tasks, and present findings to senior management.

Qualifications

• Must have a current U.S. Government Top Secret level security clearance, to include SCI access and a recent Polygraph.
• Experience with two or more analysis tools used in a CIRT or similar investigative environment.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with log data analysis in support of intrusion analysis or cybersecurity operations.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with Python, Perl or other scripting language.

Responsibilities

• Analytical triage and prioritization of concurrent cyber events and log data.
• Prepare detailed written analyses and brief findings to technical and non-technical senior management.
• Develop customized scripts to facilitate analysis and threat mitigation.

Skills

Data analysis

Threat analysis

Scripting (Python/Perl)

CIRT tools

Education

Bachelor's in Science

Tools

Python

Perl

CIRT tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Intelligence Analyst to support the I&R team under the CIDO. The role focuses on counterintelligence and cyber threat protection across networks and sensitive data, requiring collaboration with multiple teams to mitigate evolving threats.

The candidate will work on in-depth threat analysis, develop scripts to automate tasks, and present findings to senior management.