Cyber Threat Analyst (I&W) with Splunk and Analyst1 Active Top Secret

Peraton is hiring an experienced Cyber Threat Analyst (I&W) with Splunk SIEM and Analyst1 threat intelligence platform experiencefor our Federal Strategic Cyber Programs.

Location: Northern VA. Full-time on-site role.

• Travel: For this role you must be able to travel up to two weeks at a time both foreign and domestically.

In this role you will:

• Be a key part of the Indications and Warnings team.
• Leverage open-source proprietary/vendor and classified reporting to closely track advanced persistent threat actor activity.
• Perform pattern trend and behavior analysis as well as other specialized analysis techniques to identify malicious cyber threat activity targeting DOS information systems and personnel.
• Maintain records to catalog and track malicious cyber threat activity targeting DOS information systems and personnel.
• Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) present on an Enterprise network through the use of a SIEM and other security tools and logs.
• Liaise with members of the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Acts as the fusion analysis cell within Cyber Threat Analysis Division (CTAD).
• Monitor geopolitical developments emerging technologies and threats to assess their impact on the cyber threat landscape.
• Author and present on short notice cyber threat-focused analyses to technical and non-technical audiences including but not limited to policymakers and security practitioners.
• Correlate threat intelligence with internal security events to identify patterns and potential vulnerabilities
• Role will require up to 10% travel to foreign and domestic locations.

Minimum requirements are:

• A Bachelors degree and 9 years of relevant experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of the bachelors degree requirement.
• Must either possess and maintain or obtain prior to start date one of the following professional certifications:

  • CASP CE CCNP Security CEH CFR CHFI CISA CISSP (or Associate) Cloud CND CySA GCED GCIH GICSP SSCP.

• Must have experience with Splunk SIEM and Analyst1 threat intelligence platform.
• Experience leveraging the MITRE ATT&CK matrix or other threat models (e.g. Lockheed Martin Kill Chain Diamond Model).
• Knowledge or experience tracking advanced persistent threats (APTs). Knowledge or experience pivoting from IOCs to identify related infrastructure.
• Familiarity with threat detection tools
• Knowledge of cloud security and threats targeting cloud environments An understanding of network protocols and systems
• Experience developing predictive models to anticipate future cyber threats and recommending preemptive measures
• Experience working in a fast-paced classified environment with government military or Intelligence Community environments.
• Experience providing intelligence support prior to or during cyber incidents; this may include attribution analysis adversary profiling based on known tactics techniques and procedures or the ability to correlate disparate events using industry academic or government methodologies or best practices.
• Experience assisting in post-incident reviews to identify lessons learned and improve threat detection capabilities
• Demonstrably excellent written communication skills with the ability to convey highly technical topics in an analytic fashion; familiarity or experience with ICD-203 Intelligence Community tradecraft standards and finished intelligence product lines is desirable.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team of other analysts.
• Active U.S. Passport and the ability to travel up to two weeks at a time both foreign and domestically.
• U.S citizenship required.
• An active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.