Cyber Threat Intel Analyst

Job Description

The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a U
.
S
.
Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including local area networks/wide area networks (LAN/WAN), commercial
i
nternet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular,
various
cloud
environments
, security devices, servers and workstations.  The CBP SOC
is responsible for
the

overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations.

Primary Responsibilities:

Will conduct cyber threat analysis,
identifying
mitigation and/or remediation courses of action; developing actionable intelligence used to protect organizational IT assets; and trending cyber threat metrics for leadership situational awareness
.

Responsible for
maintaining
a comprehensive understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including
identifying
and analyzing cyber threats actors and/or activities to enhance cybersecurity posture of
an the
organization's IT operating environment.

Identify
,
track
and investigate
, and write technical products for dissemination to stakeholders
regarding
high priority threat campaigns, malicious actors
, APTs
,
emerging threats, etc
.

Bring a comprehensive understanding,
analyzing
and tracking the cyber threat landscape, including
identifying
and analyzing cyber threats actors, APT TTPs and/or activities to enhance cybersecurity posture of the organization's IT operating environment.

Provide support to the Security Operations Center during incident response and threat intelligence activities that includes cyber threat analysis support, research, recommending relevant remediation and mitigation.

Will
be responsible for
developing scripts to support cyber threat detection that outputs
result
s
in a variety of formats, such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML,
XML
or other type most
appropriate for
the task.

Conduct trending and correlation of various cyber intelligence sources for the purposes of indicator collection, shifts in TTPs, attribution and
establishing
countermeasures to increase cyber
resiliency

Will
be responsible for
:

Producing high quality technical and non-technical products, briefings, whitepapers, etc., with minimal supervision
and emphasis on effective/
accurate
reporting on product topics
.

Maintain situational awareness of emerging threats, zero days, vulnerabilities and other threats against customer systems, networks, and assets.

Process
technical
data
from various sources and fuse
the data with intelligence reporting to improve the security posture of the customer, as well as manage Threat Intelligence tools
security tools such as
Analyst1
.

Basic Qualifications:

The candidate
must currently
possess
a
Top
Secret
Clearance
Eligibility
with
the ability to obtain
a
TS/
SCI
.
In addition to clearance requirement, all CBP personnel must have a current or be able to favorably pass a
5-year
background investigation (BI)
.

BS in IT related field or higher and 4-8

years
' experience
in an information technology field with a minimum of
5
years of experience as a Tier II senior cyber security analyst performing intelligence analysis, collection management, and technical analysis
. Additional years of experience or certs may be considered in lieu of a degree.
3+ years of recent experience with host-based and network-based security monitoring solutions and to include security content recommendation or development (host based and network signatures).

2 years recent experience with host-based and
network-based
security monitoring using cybersecurity capabilities.

Must be experienced developing scripts to support cyber threat detection that outputs
results
in a variety of formats, such as VB scripts, Python, C++, HTML, XML or other.

Ability to work independently with minimal direction; self-starter/
self-motivated

Required
certification
s
:

The candidate should have at minimum ONE of the following certifications prior to starting on contract
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).

SANS -
GCIA - Intrusion Analyst

SANS - GREM - Reverse

Engineering Malware

SANS - GISF - Security

Fundamentals

SANS - GXPN - Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration

Tester

SANS -
GMON - Continuous Monitoring Certification

OSCP (Certified

Professional)

OSCE (Certified Expert)

OSWP (Wireless

Professional)

OSEE (Exploitation Expert)

CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional

LPT - Licensed Penetration

Tester

ECSA - EC-Council Certified Security Analyst

Cyber Analyst Couse

Preferred Qualifications:

A minimum of five (5) years of hands-on experience with experience in the last two (2) years that includes host-based and
network based
security monitoring using cybersecurity capabilities.

Previous
DOD, IC or Law Enforcement Intelligence or
Counter Intelligence
Training/Experience

Knowledge of Structured Analytic Techniques

Degree in Applied Intelligence or Advanced Degree in Cyber Security or related field.

Clearance:

All Department of Homeland Security CBP SOC employees
are required to
favorably pass a 5-year (BI) Background Investigation

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Original Posting:
November 12, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.