Cyber Threat Analyst
Peraton — Linthicum, MD
Posted: 2026-09-10
Job Description
• Conduct cyber threat intelligence analysis, incident response, digital forensics, and fusion analysis for threats affecting the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and DoD customers.
• Identify risks and vulnerabilities affecting defense contractors and supply chains; triage, analyze, detect, and help mitigate breaches and attacks.
• Prepare reports and briefings, communicate findings to senior officials and stakeholders, and brief decision-makers and leaders.
• Use Jira, Analyst1, Kibana, VirusTotal, Recorded Future, Domain Tools, SIEM, IDS/IPS, and forensic analysis tools; query and pivot on indicators and research malware characteristics.
• Requires an active/current Secret clearance; TS/SCI preferred, plus an applicable education-and-experience combination, cybersecurity analysis/incident response/digital forensics experience, and knowledge of DoD intelligence communities and DIB operations.