Senior Threat-Warning Analyst with Secret Clearance with Security Clearance

CALNET, Inc.; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Generous leave time

Job summary

CALNET, Inc. in Fort Bragg, NC is seeking a Senior Threat-Warning Analyst to provide proactive CTI support, analyze OSINT and threat feeds, and develop signatures for DCO operations to inform Blue Team detection priorities.

The role requires US citizenship, a Secret clearance, and 5+ years IT infrastructure experience. You will produce Threat Intelligence Reports, coordinate with ARCYBER, and maintain a DCO lab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
• U.S. Citizenship and Secret Clearance required.
• 5+ years IT infrastructure experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct OSINT and threat-feed collection, aggregation, and analysis.
• Develop, test, and coordinate host- and network-based signatures.
• Correlate sensor data with threat reporting to identify campaigns.
• Provide threat-hunting support and tactical DCO integration.
• Produce threat intelligence reports and IOC packages.

Skills

IT Infrastructure

US Citizenship

Security Clearance

Threat Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT

Tools

YARA

Snort

Suricata

Elastic SIEM

Job description

Founded in 1989, CALNET, Inc. has become one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the Technology, Intelligence Analysis, and Language Services consulting arena. Headquartered in Reston, VA, CALNET employees deliver true value to our customers by employing best practices, world-class technologies industry expertise in every project. CALNET is ISO 9001, ISO 20000, and CMMI-Level III certified For a USARC - Defensive Cyberspace Operations opportunity, we are currently searching for a talented Senior Threat-Warning Analyst in Fort Bragg, NC About the Job This position provides proactive CTI support to inform Blue Team detection priorities, drive assessment scoping, prioritize remediation effort, and deliver finished intelligence products to supported commanders, the supported RCC, and ARCYBER. CTI operations shall integrate classified and open-source reporting consistent with the analyst's cleared access (historical baseline: 6–10 daily cyber threat reports analyzed; approximately 1,300 sensor-grid signatures reviewed, activated, modified, or deactivated monthly). This position validates proposed signatures for proper syntax and minimal false positives prior to deployment; all development and signature testing shall be conducted on isolated networks.

Job Requirements

• Conduct persistent collection, aggregation, and analysis of OSINT, commercial threat feeds, ISAC reporting, community intelligence reporting, and Government-Furnished Intelligence (GFI) to identify emerging threats relevant to supported networks.
• Conduct open-source research to identify commercial exploits, zero-day vulnerabilities, and adversary TTPs requiring DCO action, and integrate findings into the supported environment's detection capability (host-based security, IPS/IDS, SIEM).
• Develop, test, and recommend host-based and network-based signatures (YARA, Snort, Suricata, Elastic detection logic, custom host-based policies) based on identified adversary tradecraft, and coordinate signature submissions with the ARCYBER signature working group portal for global standardization.
• Correlate internal sensor data and incident reports against classified and open-source threat reporting to identify campaign patterns and persistent adversary activity, and conduct hypothesis-driven and indicator-based threat hunt missions.
• Provide tactical DCO integration support when directed, integrating tactical network sensor events and signature analysis into the supported RCC's DCO processes and enabling tactical units to detect, identify, and respond to threats on their networks.
• Develop and maintain a DCO test lab using a Government-approved commercially leased connection (isolated from NIPRNet) for malware analysis and OSINT collection.
• Produce and disseminate Threat Intelligence Reports (TIR), Indicator of Compromise (IOC) packages, Request for Information (RFI) responses, and trend analyses; maintain a current intelligence requirements (IR) management process aligned to the supported command's requirements and higher Army echelons.
• Document and conduct annual test plans for the CTI signature-development pipeline (or as signatures are developed/updated) and conduct monthly DCO-specific internal training, maintaining a Program of Instruction (POI), attendee list, and After-Action Reports (AAR).

Required Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT field preferred.
• U.S Citizenship and Secret Clearance is required.
• 5+ years' IT Infrastructure experience.

This opportunity is in Fort Bragg, NC CALNET, Inc. offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• short- and long-term disability insurances
• 401(k)-retirement savings plan
• generous leave time

CALNET, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/M/F/D/V