Cyber Analysis Support Specialist (Senior

Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance with aCI polygraph (or Full Scope)

Serve as an all-source intelligence analyst on a computer network operations (CNO) intelligence team, focused on the threat to networked weapons platforms and U.S. and DoD information networks. Conduct research and evaluate technical and all-source intelligence with specific emphasis on network operations and cyber warfare tactics, techniques, and procedures. Analyze network events to determine the impact on current operations and conduct all-source research to determine adversary capability and intent.

Produce high-quality papers, presentations, recommendations, and findings for senior U.S. government intelligence and network operations officials. Develop and refine the daily operations of a growing DoD customer.

• A Cyber Analysis Support Specialist (CASS) should be able to perform intelligence analysis of cyber related targets and technologies. These analysts must have the ability to select pertinent data from a variety of sources to include SIGINT, HUMINT, IMINT, etc.
• This position requires experience in in-depth reporting styles, specifically assessment writing (not KLs, STRUMs, TACREPs, etc.)
• A CASS must have in-depth knowledge of digital networks and telecommunications methods.

• Performing tasks associated with the SIGINT and/or other intelligence disciplines’ production cycle, including researching, tasking, analysis, reporting, assessing, and interacting with customers.
• Analyzing and assessing technical and operational vulnerabilities in U.S./DOD or foreign current or emerging technologies or operations, and determining risk to U.S. networks of interest posed by adversarial systems, activities or operations.
• Analyzing all-source intelligence data, identifying critical threat information, researching historical threat reporting, and crafting assessments in support of customer information needs.
• Performing all-source research to identify and report on the intentions and capabilities of adversaries, state and non-state sponsored, to threaten, exploit or otherwise disrupt networks of interest to the U.S. and its allies.
• Assisting with the development of databases and other knowledge repositories on adversary information warfare and hacker capabilities, intentions and supporting infrastructures.
• Compiling and correlating data sets to determine levels of threats and vulnerabilities to U.S. network systems.
• Producing threat/vulnerability assessments.
• Performing risk and opportunity assessments through synthesis of information across intelligence disciplines and open-source information.
• Supporting NTOC efforts to partner with other organizations on the identification of vulnerabilities and corresponding threats with the goal of influencing mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Researching and analyzing data using available and appropriate analytic tools.
• Assisting technical personnel in developing automated analytic tools by providing specific information about adversary targets and techniques.
• Developing end-product report drafts and entering them into report production systems.
• Assisting in the evaluation and staffing of Information Needs (IN); interacting with customers, other production elements and data acquisition offices in order to meet customer needs.
• Scheduling meetings, analytic exchanges, organizing data and providing threat analysis support to branch and division-level managers.
• Participating in team building research efforts, sharing analytical techniques and research methodologies.
• Contributing to knowledge management by entering sources and analytic findings into appropriate databases and other repositories on a timely basis.
• Documenting reports and customer feedback in local Request for Information (RFI) tracking databases and other recording systems.
• Identifying adversary presence in the Internet and using visualization tools to map the information systems, networks and major servers they use.
• Using research and analytic findings to identify network associations and map them in diagram/topology presentations.
• Performing baseline and secondary analysis and providing visualization support by using Analyst Notebook and Net Viz or other visualization tools.
• Making recommendations for additional collection possibilities when and where possible.
• Conducting and tracking behavior analysis and characterization of adversary decision processes, their technological dependencies and social network connections.
• Documenting all research and analysis using standard document and network mapping tools.

• Shall have a minimum of eight (8) continuous years of work experience in intelligence analysis or a related field, or a combination of a minimum of five (5) continuous years of work experience in intelligence analysis or a related field and a Bachelors degree in an applicable (math, science, computers, engineering) field. Work experience shall include five (5) years of IC or related experience in intelligence…