Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Engineer with strong analytic capabilities to support mission-critical operations within the Intelligence Community. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and maintain cyber-focused heat-map analytics, dashboards, and performance metrics that enhance situational awareness, threat detection, and operational decision-making. This role requires a blend of cybersecurity engineering expertise, data-analytics proficiency, and an understanding of intelligence-driven cyber operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain cyber heat-map visualizations to support threat analysis, vulnerability tracking, and operational readiness assessments.
- Engineer and optimize cyber metrics frameworks, KPIs, and performance dashboards for leadership and mission teams.
- Integrate data from multiple cyber tools, sensors, and intelligence sources into unified analytic products.
- Conduct trend analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive modeling to identify emerging threats or operational gaps.
- Support cyber operations teams by providing actionable insights derived from analytics and visualization tools.
- Collaborate with intelligence analysts, system engineers, and mission partners to refine data requirements and improve analytic outputs.
- Ensure compliance with IC cybersecurity standards, data-handling policies, and security protocols.
- Develop automation scripts and data pipelines to streamline ingestion, normalization, and visualization processes.
- Participate in technical briefings, documentation development, and engineering reviews.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related technical field.
- 3–6+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity engineering, cyber analytics, or intelligence-support roles.
- Hands-on experience with:
- SIEM platforms (Splunk, Elastic, QRadar)
- Data visualization tools (Kibana, Tableau, Power BI)
- Python or similar scripting languages
- Log analysis, network telemetry, and cyber threat data
- Demonstrated ability to build dashboards, heat maps, or analytic visualizations.
- Strong understanding of cyber operations, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.
- Active TS/SCI clearance; polygraph preferred or required depending on customer environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- TS/SCI w/polygraph
- Master’s degree in a technical or analytic discipline.
- Experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community cyber missions.
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, CVSS scoring, and cyber-risk frameworks.
- Experience with machine learning or statistical modeling for cyber analytics.
- Certifications such as PCISSP, CySA+, GCIH, GCIA, GCTI, CASP+, or equivalent.