Weekend Cyber Defense Analyst - TS/SCI Clearance

Cyber Security Jobs; Suitland, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Part time

Job summary

Leidos in Suitland, MD is hiring two Cyber Defense Analysts to join the Navy's ONI program at HGCC. These part-time weekend roles require active TS/SCI clearance and involve monitoring, investigating alerts, threat hunting, and incident management on TS/SCI networks.

Initial training is full-time Monday–Friday for about two months, then transition to weekend day or night shifts with occasional coverage. Work includes coordinating with Tier 2, generating tickets, and briefing stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Cybersecurity/IT with 4+ years of related experience or Master’s with 2+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance in DISS.
• CND discipline experience with monitoring and investigating alerts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security tools for TS/SCI networks and analyze alerts.
• Investigate cybersecurity events and escalate to Tier 2 as needed.
• Create, update, and manage incident tickets in the ticketing system.

Skills

TS/SCI

CND concepts

SIEM (Splunk)

NIDPS (Cisco FirePower)

Red team basics

Scripting (Python PowerShell)

Penetration testing

Ticketing & reporting

Threat hunting

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT

4+ years experience in cyber defense

Tools

Splunk

Elastic

NIDPS (FirePower)

Palo Alto NGFW

Trellix ePO

Microsoft Defender

Tanium

Kali

Burp Suite

Nmap

Metasploit

Job description

Leidos in Suitland, MD is hiring two Cyber Defense Analysts to join the Navy's ONI program at HGCC. These part-time weekend roles require active TS/SCI clearance and involve monitoring, investigating alerts, threat hunting, and incident management on TS/SCI networks.

Initial training is full-time Monday–Friday for about two months, then transition to weekend day or night shifts with occasional coverage. Work includes coordinating with Tier 2, generating tickets, and briefing stakeholders.