Senior Cyber Analyst

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. The Leidos National Security Sector (NSS) combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.

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The National Security Sector (NSS) seeks highly qualified and trained Cyber Analysts (Senior) to provide expert guidance and direction in executing Current Operations across the Joint Operations Center (JOC) in order to operate a 24x7x365 mission in a 4-Star Combatant Command. 

**This opportunity includes roles supporting Day Shift, Swing Shift, and Mid Shift. All personnel will participate in a robust cross training and upskilling program and be certified and willing to support surge support requirements across the Joint Operations Center (JOC). This opportunity is in anticipation of a future contract award.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide Subject Matter Expertise across a number of work roles or mission areas that support the JOC’s 24x7x365 operations. 
• Develop and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and processes for delivering support (mission essential, extended work week or non-mission essential) to the USCYBERCOM JOC in order to defend the nation, operate and defend the DODIN, and synchronize and provide situational awareness to USCYBERCOM staff elements, components, CCMDs, agencies and mission partners.
• Assist J33 leadership to maintain situational awareness on Cyber Mission Force (CMF) mission planning, status and reporting.
• Shared situational awareness (SSA) will require the individual to work together in a dynamic environment and possess a common understanding of the situation at hand. It entails assessing, analyzing, and maintaining situational awareness on the execution of USCYBERCOM operations and providing a consolidated and collaborated view of the environment to share with higher headquarters, USCYBERCOM components and mission partners.
• Create and submit reports that demonstrate USCYBERCOM components’ mission results and impacts.
• Facilitate the sharing of Defense Industrial Base, and Law Enforcement security information among all relevant entities through the combination of information sharing policies, procedures, and technologies. This includes a high degree of liaison, interaction, and communication with Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3).
• Develop communication strategies, crafting messages, and provide coaching on delivery, ensuring alignment with the command’s overall vision and mission.
• Provide guidance on authorities, cyberspace operations doctrine, schema/lexicon, and rules of engagements.
• Provide administrative and technical support for policy development and implementation.
• Conduct research, analysis, and communication to assist in the creation and maintenance of effective policies.
• Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with Polygraph is required.
• BA/BS degree within STEM field, National Security Studies, or field of study supporting operational art & science with 10 plus years related experience or 12 plus years relevant experience in the military. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• 10 plus years or greater experience managing teams in support of CO within DoD or IC.
• Intimate familiarity with military operations including phases of planning, approval, and execution.
• Intimate familiarity with applicable Joint Publications, to include: JP 1-0 Joint Warfighting; JP 3-0 Joint Campaigns and Operations; JP 3-12 Joint Cyberspace Operations; and JP 5-0 Joint Planning, as well as applicable Strategic-level guidance pertinent to CO.  
• Deep expertise conducting JOC operations. 
• Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct OCO.
• Understanding underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas across range of CO. 
• Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, wireless).
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers.
• Able to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

Favorable if you have:

• Masters’ Degree within STEM field, National Security Studies, or field of study supporting operational art & science.  
• Intimate familiarity with USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission. 
• Prior experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains. 
• Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations at any level to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operational outcomes
• Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations.
• Familiar with art of Data Science and applicability to CO.
• Familiar with Microsoft Power BI data visualization software.  
• Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations
• Desired Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CCNA Security, COMPTIA CySA+, COMPTIA Security + CE, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).

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At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting:

September 10, 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 $126,100.00 - $227,950.00

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.