Cyber Analyst, Junior

Overview

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. The Leidos National Security Sector (NSS) combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Your greatest work is ahead!

The National Security Sector (NSS) seeks qualified, trained, and high potential junior-level Cyber Analysts to provide expert guidance and direction in executing Current Operations across the Joint Operations Center (JOC) in order to operate a 24x7x365 mission in a 4-Star Combatant Command.

This opportunity includes roles supporting Day Shift, Swing Shift, and Mid Shift. All personnel will participate in a robust cross training and upskilling program and be certified and willing to support surge support requirements across the Joint Operations Center (JOC). This opportunity is in anticipation of a future contract award.

What You’ll Be Doing as a Cyber Analyst, Junior

• Provide support across a number of work roles or mission areas that support the JOC’s 24x7x365 operations.
• Develop and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and processes for delivering support to the USCYBERCOM JOC.
• Assist J33 leadership to maintain situational awareness on Cyber Mission Force (CMF) mission planning, status and reporting.
• Assess, analyze, and maintain situational awareness on the execution of USCYBERCOM operations and provide a consolidated view of the environment to share with partners.
• Create and submit reports that demonstrate USCYBERCOM components’ mission results and impacts.
• Facilitate the sharing of Defense Industrial Base and Law Enforcement security information among all relevant entities, including liaison with Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3).
• Develop communication strategies, crafting messages, and provide coaching on delivery, ensuring alignment with the command’s overall vision and mission.
• Provide guidance on authorities, cyberspace operations doctrine, schema/lexicon, and rules of engagements.
• Provide administrative and technical support for policy development and implementation, conducting research, analysis, and communication.
• Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.

What Leidos Needs From You

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with Polygraph is required.
• BA/BS degree within a STEM field, National Security Studies, or field of study supporting operational art & science, or three plus years relevant military experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Familiarity with military operations including phases of planning, approval, and execution.
• Familiarity with applicable Joint Publications, including JP 1-0 Joint Warfighting; JP 3-0 Joint Campaigns and Operations; JP 3-12 Joint Cyberspace Operations; and JP 5-0 Joint Planning.
• Experience conducting JOC operations.
• Knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrated understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct OCO.
• Understanding underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas across the range of CO.
• Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media.
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, including documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Experience working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers.
• Able to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

Favorable If You Have

• Familiarity with USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission.
• Experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains.
• Experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations.
• Familiarity with the art of Data Science and applicability to CO.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI data visualization software.
• Desired Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CCNA Security, COMPTIA CySA+, COMPTIA Security + CE, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).

Key skills/competency

• Cyber Security
• Network Security
• Military Operations
• USCYBERCOM
• Joint Operations
• Situational Awareness
• Policy Development
• Threat Intelligence
• Incident Response
• Data Analysis