The Role
Conduct senior-level cyber threat intelligence analysis supporting joint cyberspace operations. Identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities, analyze intelligence from multiple sources, produce threat and risk assessments, develop actionable recommendations, and brief operational and senior leadership. Support offensive and defensive cyber operations, targeting, intelligence requirements, and mission planning. Apply SIGINT and technical analysis to assess adversary capabilities, behaviors, vulnerabilities, and operational impacts.
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Description of Task to be Performed:
AnaVation is seeking a Sr. Cyber Threat Analyst to support one of our cybersecurity programs in our National Capital Region office.
AnaVation is seeking a Sr. Cyber Threat Analyst to support one of our cybersecurity programs in our National Capital Region office.
The Senior Cyber Threat Analyst will provide senior-level cyber threat intelligence analysis and operational intelligence support to a joint mission center focused on identifying, assessing, and characterizing threats to cyberspace operations systems and centers.
The successful candidate will independently conduct complex cyber threat analysis, develop finished intelligence and risk assessments, identify emerging threats and intelligence gaps, and provide timely recommendations to operational, intelligence, and senior leadership. The analyst will integrate intelligence with operational planning and targeting activities and coordinate with DoW and IC components and other mission partners as required. This position will require the ability to identify, analyze, and provide recommendations on mitigating cyber threats that could potentially harm operational systems.
Responsibilities include:
- Identify emerging threats and vulnerabilities across the cyberspace environment to inform operational cyber planning.
- Collect, analyze, and synthesize threat data to uncover patterns, detect anomalies, and generate actionable insights.
- Produce periodic threat reports highlighting high-priority risks to operational cybersystem infrastructure and mission
systems. - Develop, refine, and maintain risk assessment methodologies to quantify and categorize threat severity.
- Leverage SIGINT as required to conduct deep technical analysis of significant threats targeting offensive cyber
operations systems.
Required Qualifications:
- Clearance: U.S. Citizen; TS/SCI w/ CI Poly.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Certification: N/A
- Location: Full-time on-site in Ft. Meade, MD.
- Experience and knowledge:
- 5+ years of experience in cyber threat intelligence analysis, cyber intelligence, or a closely related cyber threat
analyst role; OR 8+ years of experience in intelligence analysis with demonstrated substantive experience
supporting cyber operations or cyber threat analysis. - Demonstrated experience conducting cyber threat analysis using all-source, single-source, technical, or other
intelligence data. - Demonstrated experience producing finished intelligence products, threat assessments, risk assessments,
briefings, and other analytical products for operational or leadership audiences. - Demonstrated understanding of cyber threat intelligence principles, analytic methodologies, and intelligence
production processes. - Demonstrated knowledge of adversary cyber capabilities, attack methods, vulnerabilities, TTPs, and threat actor
behaviors. - Knowledge of cyberspace operations and the intelligence requirements supporting Defensive Cyberspace
Operations (DCO) and Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO). - Knowledge of cyber infrastructure, computer networking fundamentals, and common communications
technologies and architectures. - Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple intelligence sources and distinguish
relevant information from incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous reporting. - Demonstrated ability to identify emerging threats, analytical trends, intelligence gaps, and potential operational
impacts. - Ability to translate complex cyber and intelligence analysis into concise, actionable recommendations for nontechnical and senior audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-paced operational environment while managing multiple
priorities and short deadlines. - Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, critical-thinking, and analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ CI Poly.
- Education: Advanced degree in Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology,
National Security, or a related field. - Certification: DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II, Combat Assessment (CA) or comparable intelligence/cyber operations
training. - Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience supporting DoW, IC, and other mission partners.
- Experience providing intelligence support to offensive and defensive cyber targeting, joint operations, or
cyberspace operational planning. - Experience conducting analysis of advanced persistent threats, state-sponsored cyber actors, and sophisticated
adversary TTPs. - Experience using SIGINT or other technical intelligence sources to support cyber threat analysis.
- Experience supporting joint targeting, target development, target systems analysis, or intelligence preparation
activities. - Experience supporting Operational Planning Teams, Crisis Action Teams, current operations, exercises, or crisis action planning.
- Experience working controlled-access operational environments, where applicable.
- Experience developing senior-level intelligence briefings, assessments, decision papers, threat reports, and
operational recommendations. - Experience identifying intelligence gaps and developing recommendations for collection, analysis, or operational
requirements. - Familiarity with cyber threat frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, or comparable
frameworks. - Familiarity with data analytics, data visualization, or analytical tools used to support cyber threat intelligence.
- Experience in applying data science, automation, artificial intelligence, or machine learning techniques to
intelligence analysis is desirable. - Experience with Microsoft Power BI or comparable data visualization tools.
- Experience supporting intelligence integration across operational, technical, targeting, and intelligence
organizations. - Prior experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains.
- Relevant military education, JPME, intelligence training, cyber/targeting training, or equivalent professional
development.
Benefits
- Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid leave and holiday package
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- Life and AD&D Insurance
About AnaVation
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.
If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!
AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence Polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree in Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
- At least 5 years of cyber threat intelligence, cyber intelligence, or closely related cyber threat analyst experience, or at least 8 years of intelligence analysis experience with substantive cyber operations or cyber threat analysis experience
- Experience conducting cyber threat analysis using all-source, single-source, technical, or other intelligence data
- Experience producing finished intelligence products, threat assessments, risk assessments, briefings, and analytical products
- Understanding of cyber threat intelligence principles, analytic methodologies, and intelligence production processes
- Knowledge of adversary cyber capabilities, attack methods, vulnerabilities, TTPs, and threat actor behaviors
- Knowledge of defensive and offensive cyberspace operations and supporting intelligence requirements
- Knowledge of cyber infrastructure, computer networking fundamentals, and communications technologies and architectures
- Ability to analyze and synthesize multiple intelligence sources and resolve incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous reporting
- Ability to identify emerging threats, analytical trends, intelligence gaps, and operational impacts
- Ability to translate complex cyber and intelligence analysis into concise recommendations for nontechnical and senior audiences
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced operational environment while managing multiple priorities and short deadlines
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, critical-thinking, and analytical skills
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence Polygraph
- Advanced degree in Intelligence Studies, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field
- DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II, Combat Assessment, or comparable intelligence/cyber operations training
- Experience supporting Department of War, Intelligence Community, and other mission partners
- Experience supporting offensive and defensive cyber targeting, joint operations, or cyberspace operational planning
- Experience analyzing advanced persistent threats, state-sponsored cyber actors, and sophisticated adversary TTPs
- Experience using SIGINT or other technical intelligence sources
- Experience supporting joint targeting, target development, target systems analysis, or intelligence preparation
- Experience supporting Operational Planning Teams, Crisis Action Teams, current operations, exercises, or crisis action planning
- Experience developing senior-level intelligence briefings, assessments, decision papers, threat reports, and operational recommendations
- Experience identifying intelligence gaps and developing collection, analysis, or operational recommendations
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, or comparable cyber threat frameworks
- Familiarity with data analytics, data visualization, or cyber threat intelligence analytical tools
- Experience applying data science, automation, artificial intelligence, or machine learning to intelligence analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Power BI or comparable data visualization tools
- Experience supporting intelligence integration across operational, technical, targeting, and intelligence organizations
- Prior experience supporting joint operations across multiple warfighting domains
- Relevant military education, JPME, intelligence training, cyber training, targeting training, or equivalent professional development
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What We Do
AnaVation is a trusted partner that delivers high-value, cost-effective solutions to solve our customers’ most complex technical and analytical problems. AnaVation believes that the future of securing, collecting, processing, and analyzing cyber data will require the development of advanced ANAlytical technologies derived via the innoVATION of current and future technologies. AnaVation believes in the “Idea of the Possible” — that it is possible for our experts, partnering with our customers in the right environment, to create innovative technical solutions that expand our customers’ capabilities. We want to do two things for our customers. We want to resolve existing challenges and we want to prepare them for the future. Our technical expertise and innovative engineering culture enable us to do those things.
