Cyber Threat Analyst

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions that address the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients, enabling them to deliver their missions most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely.

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval.

Location: Arlington, VA. This position is onsite 5 days a week and no hybrid/telework is allowed.

• Maintain regional cyber threat expertise, deep knowledge of historical cyber activity, and a strong grasp of the current global cyber threat landscape.
• Combine technical expertise with analytical writing and briefing skills to assess, contextualize, and communicate cyber threats.
• Conduct research on classified systems and leverage open-source resources to deliver intelligence-driven insights.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of how U.S. Government personnel are targeted domestically and overseas by cyber adversaries.
• Analyze cyber threats from state and non-state actors, identifying trends, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Provide cybersecurity briefings and consultations to diverse audiences—including technical experts, non-technical stakeholders, and senior leadership—to support informed decision making.
• Monitor and evaluate adversarial cyber activity and its implications for U.S. Government personnel and critical infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance situational awareness and strengthen cybersecurity posture.
• Utilize technical expertise to assess malware, exploit trends, and cyber intrusion techniques.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global cyber threats and actors, particularly those with strategic impact on U.S. interests.

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; 7 years with a Master’s; 4 years with a Ph.D. An additional 4 years of experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Possess and maintain, or be able to obtain before start date, one of the following professional certifications:
• CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CEH, CFR, CHFI, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), Cloud+, CND, CySA+, GCED, GCIH, GICSP, SSCP.
• Demonstrated strong writing and briefing skills; experience delivering reports to senior leadership.
• Expertise in adversarial cyber actors, historical cyber activity, and the current cyber landscape.
• Experience conducting research on classified systems and utilizing open-source resources.
• Knowledge of how U.S. Government personnel are targeted domestically and overseas by cyber threats.
• Technical proficiency in cybersecurity principles, including malware analysis, network defense, and incident response.
• Familiarity with intelligence tradecraft, cyber threat intelligence methodologies, and cyber threat frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, etc.).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI clearance.

• Regional cyber threat expertise with knowledge of historical and current adversarial activity.
• Strong analytical writing and briefing skills, with the ability to communicate complex threats clearly.
• Technical proficiency in malware analysis, intrusion techniques, and exploit trends.
• Experience conducting research on classified systems and integrating OSINT resources.
• Deep understanding of adversarial targeting of U.S. Government personnel and critical infrastructure.
• Experience with cyber threat…