Cyber Intelligence Analyst

About the position

The Intelligence Division gathers and integrates IC data on worldwide cyber and EW threat trends relevant to the MDS community. The focus is on cyber/EW threats to the builders/developers of missile defense to include the MDA, DoD, DIB, and the MDS. The cyber intelligence function feeds relevant intelligence to the IM, IT, and IA Risk Management and Test processes at MDA. Cyber intelligence analysts shall provide intelligence on cyber/EW threats to the BMDS. Assist Cyber Assistance Teams (CATs) whose primary goal is to defeat cybersecurity threats at the source and deter or deny future attacks through tailored mitigation strategies. The analysts shall leverage open source and intelligence community resources and capabilities to understand threat techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) and ascertain threat/attack vectors facing industry and MDS-related networks and systems.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with the IC to gather cyber intelligence on threats affecting or potentially impacting the DIB partners and MDS.
• Conduct research and analysis of classified reporting and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to assist CATs in identifying threats to DIB partners.
• Consolidate threat TTPs and other identifying data to support the CAT mission to develop and execute threat-based CAT assessment plans.
• Gather and integrate intelligence community data on worldwide cyber threat trends against the MDS.
• Develop and present ad hoc reporting and products in support of emergent requirements.
• Manage the Intelligence Community RFI process and engage in collecting and relaying critical intelligence across MDA.
• Respond and satisfy ad hoc taskings from the MDA elements for cyber/EW threat intelligence.
• Support the Intelligence Requirements Division's Cyber Intelligence Team (CIT) and its efforts to ensure the cybersecurity of the MDS.
• Develop and present cyber/EW threat intelligence briefings, white papers, and intelligence updates to Senior Leaders.
• Provide cyber threat intelligence support to risk assessments conducted by MDA.
• Develop and submit PRs to support MDA's intelligence requirements.
• Research, develop, and disseminate cyber threat intelligence reports and products daily as a member of the CIT.
• Post products on approved portals and disseminate intelligence reporting to customers across MDA.
• Support meetings and working groups by participating in and providing cyber threat intelligence support.
• Provide cyber intelligence and participate in cyber tabletop exercises (CTTXs), cooperative vulnerability penetration testing (CVPA), adversarial assessments (AA), control validation tests (CVTs).

Requirements

• 7+ years' experience in cyber threat analysis.
• Clearance: TS with SCI eligibility.
• Education: Degree in relevant field such as history, political science, sociology, or other social science field.

Nice-to-haves

• Preferred certifications include: Security+ (SEC+), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Network+ (Net+), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).