Junior Cyber Threat Analyst

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related specialized area or field or the equivalent is required plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

The responsibility is career-defining. So is the opportunity. At General Dynamics Mission Systems, we invent the technologies, products and services, that help our nation’s heroes keep our nation safe. The work is so advanced, our teams regularly redefine innovation and excellence for the world. If you’re looking for a challenge, you’ve just found it.

The DoD-Defense Industrial Base Collaborative Information Sharing Environment (DCISE)—DCISE is the operational hub for DoD’s Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program, focused on protecting intellectual property and safeguarding DoD content residing on or transiting contractor unclassified networks. DCISE develops and shares actionable threat products, performs cyber analysis and diagnostics, and provides remediation consults for DIB partners.

The successful Cyber Intel Analyst candidate will support the Analytics Division (AD). AD conducts cyber analysis on information submitted by DIB Partners, the DoD and other USG-related reporting to provide a complete understanding of known or potential cyber threats to unclassified DoD information on or transiting DIB systems and networks.

Required Skills:

• Familiarity and/or experience performing cyber threat analysis based on Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
• Experience performing open source analysis for cyber event correlation, data enrichment, and threat hunting
• An understanding of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) cyber activity with an understanding of common intrusion set tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Technical education (formal or informal) on network communication, net-defense, and common attack techniques
• Ability to perform data analysis, aggregation, event correlation
• Writing ability to author various types of cyber threat products tailored to computer network defenders
• Very high attention to detail and desire to learn and contribute
• Demonstrated motivation to maintain awareness of current cybersecurity and threat intelligence news and trends

Desired Skills:

• Associate or Bachelor degree in a related field
• Certifications (any) CISSP, CEH, GCIH, Network+, Security+, A+, CCNA

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team

General Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce.EOE/Disability/Veteran