Strategic Cyber Analyst (Cybersecurity)

Location: US-MD-Fort Meade, United States

Salary: $155,000–$175,000 annual base salary

Company

hirify.global Professional IT Services LLC engineers technology and systems for defense, civilian, commercial, and federal IT customers.

What you will do

• Perform cyber threat analysis, cyber fusion, defensive cyber analysis, threat hunting, and vulnerability assessment for operational mission requirements.
• Analyze network, host, endpoint, traffic, security event, alert, log, and forensic data to identify anomalous activity, indicators of compromise, and adversary behavior.
• Support incident detection, investigation, response, containment, recovery, and continuous shift-based cyber operations.
• Correlate intelligence and cybersecurity sources to produce technical findings, operational reports, briefings, assessments, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cyber operators, intelligence analysts, network defenders, system administrators, mission planners, and technical teams.
• Support Cyber Protection Team and Cyber Mission Force operations, exercises, mission preparation, readiness activities, mentoring, and operational best practices.

Requirements

• Experience in cybersecurity, cyber defense, Defensive Cyber Operations, cyber threat analysis, incident response, threat hunting, network analysis, digital forensics, or a related cyber mission.
• Working knowledge of network protocols, operating systems, cybersecurity concepts, and common adversary techniques.
• Experience analyzing security events, network traffic, endpoint activity, logs, alerts, or other cybersecurity telemetry.
• Experience working in an operational environment requiring timely analysis and mission-focused decision-making.
• Ability to analyze complex technical information and communicate findings clearly to technical and operational audiences.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced cyber mission environment.
• DoD 8140-compliant cybersecurity certification appropriate to the assigned work role.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance required.

Nice to have

• SharePoint knowledge or experience, including sites, pages, lists, libraries, content, permissions, SharePoint Designer, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting USCYBERCOM, CNMF, JFHQ, DODIN, COCOM, Service Cyber Component, NSA, IC, or other cyber mission organizations.
• Experience with cyberspace operations, offensive or defensive cyber operations, DODIN operations, SIGINT, information operations, cyber intelligence, targeting, operational planning, or mission assurance.
• Experience producing SOPs, CONOPs, TTPs, orders, briefings, trackers, lessons learned, after-action products, or decision-support materials.
• Experience supporting working groups, operational planning teams, coordination meetings, battle rhythms, or cross-functional mission efforts.
• Records management, metadata tagging, document organization, content governance, authoritative repositories, and operational improvement experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Intelligence Studies, Information Systems, Business, Military Studies, Knowledge Management, or a related field; relevant operational experience may substitute for the degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Work supports defense, civilian, commercial, and federal mission environments.
• Continuous cyber operations and shift-based mission requirements may apply.
• Employee benefits and additional offerings are provided.
• Salary is a projected annual base range and is not guaranteed; final compensation considers experience, education, training, skills, clearance level, internal equity, and market conditions.