Peraton is currently seeking to hire a Cyber Operations Analyst for its' Federal Strategic Cyber program. 

Location: Arlington, VA. Hybrid telework environment.

Role:

• This position is responsible for integrating knowledge, information, and data from a variety of partners, to include the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), State, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT), the private sector, international partners, the U.S. critical infrastructure, and computer network defense communities. 
• You will be part of a team that optimizes analytical activities and integrate them into Threat Hunting & CISA Operations, as well the broader cyber community.

In this role, you will:

• Apply knowledge of data, information, processes, organizational interactions, skills, and analytical expertise, as well as systems, networks, and information exchange capabilities to accomplish mission needs.
• Manage Requests for Information (RFI) that are requested from Analysts, scope then assigning RFI to vendors for their action. Review, consolidate and forward responses to the requested analyst.
• Work with the Mission Team analysts in creating/updating Information Needs (IN).
• Draft organizational documentation such as Concept of Operations, Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, etc.
• Identify opportunities to increase the efficacy of cyber incident report handling and workflows.
• Document challenges, coordinates across teams to identify opportunities for process improvement, and recommend solutions to ensure incident reporting apparatus success.
• Develop plans to limit, mitigate, or defend against coordinated, malicious cyber operations that pose a potential risk to critical infrastructure or national interests.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and agency’s satisfaction goals and objectives
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and analysts
• Establish measures of effectiveness for cyber plans and activities that examine current processes and prior cyber incidents for lessons learned and best practices.
• Coordinate and facilitate internal and external partner engagements facilitating information exchange and responding to requests for information or assistance.

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Required:  

• Bachelors degree, or HS and 4 years of experience.
• Working knowledge of cyber operations theory, and tactics, techniques and procedures required.
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve program support deficiencies required.
• Proven ability to develop and recommend corrective actions.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with eligibility to obtain SCI required.
  • In addition, selected candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation (EOD) for continued employment.

Preferred:

• Active DHS SCI & approved EOD Suitability.
• Experience with Intrusion detection and prevention, incident response, log analysis and monitoring.
• Experience conducting Cyber Fusion Analysis.
• Experience with tools and methodology related to Cyber Threat Intelligence.
• Experience researching classified and unclassified databases.
• Experience with intelligence Collection Management.