Senior Principal Cyber Threat Analyst (SCI)

Northrop Grumman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 118,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Threat Analyst to support its I&R team and protect sensitive data across networks and systems. You will perform deep threat analysis, correlate indicators, and create detailed reports for leadership while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary group of cybersecurity professionals.

The role requires extensive experience in cyber threat intelligence, scripting, and applying analytical tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a BS; or 6+ years with a MS; or 4+ years with a PhD.
• Current U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with SCI access and a polygraph within the last 5 years.
• Ability to prepare and analyze data and figures.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analytical triage and prioritize concurrent cyber events and logs.
• Develop customized scripts to facilitate analysis and produce written event analyses.
• Brief findings to technical and non-technical senior management.

Skills

Python

Perl

Scripting

Log analysis

Threat analysis

Education

Bachelor’s in Science

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

CIRT analysis tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Threat Analyst to support its I&R team and protect sensitive data across networks and systems. You will perform deep threat analysis, correlate indicators, and create detailed reports for leadership while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary group of cybersecurity professionals.

The role requires extensive experience in cyber threat intelligence, scripting, and applying analytical tools.