Cyber Threat Analyst

at  Agile Defense

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Requisition #: 289
Job Title: Cyber Threat Analyst
Location: 1110 N. Glebe Road Arlington, Virginia 22201
Clearance Level: Active DoD - Top Secret

SUMMARY

Agile Defense is actively seeking a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with background experience on People’s Republic of China (PRC) to apply their technical and analytic expertise to evaluate advanced and emerging cyber threats targeting Federal Departments and Agencies (D/A) and National Critical Functions (NCF).

EDUCATION, BACKGROUND, AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• A minimum Bachelor’s with 5+ years of experience, MS 3+ years of experience or PHD 0+ years of experience.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Active Top-Secret Clearance.
• Must have experienced with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) threat in the context of the intelligence community world related to cybersecurity.
• Familiarity with dia writing standards, and applicable knowledge on icd203 & icd106 standards.
• Understanding of indicators of compromise and how they are utilized with CTI.
• Knowledge on how to use and implement the MITRE framework.
• Working knowledge of what an APT is.
• How to utilize TTP’s from an APT to leverage against potential targets.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• ICS/SCADA/OT experience.
• Experience working with ICS/SCADA/OT equipment and/or have certifications/education relating to industrial control systems.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Stand or Sit; Walk; Repetitive Motion; Use Hands / Fingers to Handle or Feel; See
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COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

Agile Defense is subject to federal vaccine mandates or other customer/facility vaccination requirements as a federal contractor. As such, to protect its employees’ health and safety and comply with customer requirements, Agile Defense may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/PROTECTED VETERANS/INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c

• The selected candidate will produce all-source, strategic cyber intelligence assessments using various industry and government tools and classified and unclassified data sets.
• They will Identify, Investigate, and pursue cyber events of significance and communicate findings to key decision makers via a broad range of intelligence products while adhering to intelligence tradecraft and methods.
• Position is contingent on successfully completing a program-based background investigation.