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Junior Cyber Threat Analyst [$209k/yr+] TS/SCI-FS Poly with Security Clearance
SYSTOLICAnnapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 15 Jul 2026
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$209k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
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Employee
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Junior
Job Description
Candidates must already possess an active Top Secret/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph to be considered. Summary: • Conduct cyber threat analysis, research emerging threats, and assess threat actor capabilities. • Analyze data, prioritize vulnerabilities, and prevent threats to critical U.S. systems. • Requires expertise in system security, data science, requirements analysis, Elasticsearch, Splunk, network protocols, Wireshark, data visualization, and technical writing. Qualifications && Compensation: Degree: Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Years of experience: 3+ years Total Compensation: $209k+ yearly Job Description: • Conduct continuous research on emerging threats and threat actor activity to identify and assess the capabilities and activities of cyber criminals and/or foreign intelligence entities. • Work as part of a team that analyzes data and prioritizes vulnerabilities with the goal to prevent and eradicate threats to critical U.S. systems. • Possess subject matter expertise in industrial contr ol systems and critical infrastructure (ICS/SCADA), understanding their unique components, protocols, and architectures. • Ability to understand data in various formats to extract and enrich information to enhance its value. • Experience working with development teams to articulate requirements/enhancements to capabilities and tools. • Experience with XKS creating general queries, fingerprinting, and identifying atypical events. • Experience with Elastic/Splunk/ or other Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) creating visualizations and dashboards. • Understanding of TCP/IP communication protocols and packet flows based on IP traffic; analysis of Packet Capture (PCAP) traffic in Wireshark. • Familiarity writing signatures in Zeek and/or Snort. • Document findings and create detailed reports to ensure tradecraft is continually updated. • Present results to technical and non-technical stakeholders. • U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph are required. About SYSTOLIC: SYSTOLIC is dedicated to giving our employees the best possible company experience so that they can focus on providing outstanding support to their customer’s mission. Our company is founded on integrity, enthusiasm, and a relentless commitment to supporting the Intelligence Community. You can learn more about us and submit an application to be considered against our current and future openings at https://systolic.com. To learn about our compensation ranges, visit our Pay Transparency page at: https://systolic.com/pay-transparency
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