Weekend Cyber Defense Analyst (TS/SCI)

Koitecc Solutions; Suitland, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Part time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Cyber Defense Analyst for weekend day shifts at the ONI Hopper Global Communications Center in Suitland, MD. The role focuses on monitoring and investigating alerts to protect TS/SCI networks, with responsibilities spanning incident management and proactive threat hunting.

The candidate will work with SIEMs like Splunk/Elastic, plus network and host tools, and participate in briefings and exercises. Requires a relevant degree and active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years or Master's with 2+ years required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• CND discipline experience required.
• Experience monitoring and investigating SIEM alerts.
• Familiarity with network/host security tools and incident tickets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools and analyze alerts for TS/SCI networks.
• Investigate alerts, escalate to Tier 2 as needed.
• Create and manage incident tickets in ticketing system.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities.
• Deliver operational and situational briefings.
• Support cyber defense exercises.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident analysis

Threat hunting

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Master's degree with 2+ years experience

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

Cisco FirePower

Palo Alto NGFW

Trellix ePO

Microsoft Defender

Tanium

Kali

SamuraiWTF

Nmap

Burp Suite

sqlmap

Metasploit

Job description

Leidos seeks a Cyber Defense Analyst for weekend day shifts at the ONI Hopper Global Communications Center in Suitland, MD. The role focuses on monitoring and investigating alerts to protect TS/SCI networks, with responsibilities spanning incident management and proactive threat hunting.

The candidate will work with SIEMs like Splunk/Elastic, plus network and host tools, and participate in briefings and exercises. Requires a relevant degree and active TS/SCI clearance.