Intel Analyst

Job Title:Intel Analyst

FLSA: Full-Time Exempt

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Intelligence Analyst.The successful candidate will possess a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance and have a strong background in cyber threat analysis and defense. This role is vital to ensuring the security and resilience of our national defense systems against cyber threats.

Essential Skills:

• Cyber Threat Analysis: Conduct comprehensive analyses of cyber threats and vulnerabilities affecting defense systems. Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.
• Intelligence Gathering: Gather, analyze, and interpret data from various intelligence sources to provide actionable insights into potential cyber threats.
• Risk Assessment: Perform risk assessments of defense cyber infrastructure to identify vulnerabilities and recommend corrective actions.
• Incident Response: Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to respond to and investigate security incidents, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Reporting: Prepare detailed reports and briefings on findings, threat assessments, and recommended actions for senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Work closely with government agencies, military branches, and other stakeholders to enhance information sharing and develop comprehensive defensive strategies.
• Continuous Learning: Stay abreast of the latest cyber threats, trends, and technologies to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of defense cyber security.

Essential Functions:

• CSSP DCO Manager: Manages DCO 24x7 Watch operations supporting CSSP Information Systems Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) mission.
• Overall responsible for ensuring CSSP functional capabilities are continuously monitored for alerts, warnings, and indicators for cybersecurity events.
• Manages correlation and analysis of cybersecurity events to identify anomalous/malicious activities.
• Works with systems and network administrators in support of the CSSP mission to protect, monitor, analyze, detect, and respond to cybersecurity events.
• Maintains situational awareness of CSSP capabilities and functions and provides notification of degradations and unscheduled outages.
• Manages team to proactively troubleshoot, analyze, identify, deconflict, and isolate RCA of problems that arise relating to CSSP functional capabilities impacting operations.
• Recommends courses of action to return impacted systems, functions, and capabilities to full operational status and then implement those selected by USSTRATCOM.
• Documents DCO actions and activities performed under this TO on the CSSP master stations log, compiling and correlating technical activities.
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• TS/SCI Clearance: Must possess an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in intelligence analysis, cybersecurity, or a related field, with a focus on defense systems.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in cyber threat analysis tools and methodologies. Familiarity with defensive cyber operations and incident response frameworks.
• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, exhibiting flexibility and adaptability.