Senior Cyber Intel Analyst and CIRT Liaison / TIC / Active Top Secret

Peraton is currently seeking a Senior Cyber Intel Analyst and CIRT Liaison / TIC for its' Federal Strategic Cyber programs. 

 

Location: Full-time, on-site, Arlington, VA. 

 

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the principal CTAD liaison to CIRT, establishing clear communication rhythms, playbooks, and escalation paths.
• Coordinate across CTAD sections and with external stakeholders to ensure unity of effort and coherent threat understanding—without assuming direct responsibility for those groups’ specialized duties.
• Develop and maintain strong communication channels and trusted working relationships with interagency and Five Eyes (FVEY) partners to enhance collaborative threat awareness, information sharing, and coordinated cyber response efforts.
• Prepare and deliver senior‑level briefings at all classification levels, ensuring timely dissemination of synthesized insights to leadership.
• Fuse and synthesize multi‑source reporting (classified, proprietary, and open‑source) into clear, actionable intelligence for decision‑makers.
• Maintain awareness of SOC processes and CIRT workflows; align CTAD actions and ticket follow‑ups accordingly.
• Track liaison outcomes, document lessons learned, and feed improvements back into CTAD processes and coordination mechanisms.
• Facilitate collaboration between technical and non‑technical personnel to support innovation and effective execution of the CTAD mission.

 

Minimum Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; Minimum of 7 years with a Masters degree; or 4 years with PhD.
  • An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be substituted in lieu of the bachelors degree requirement.
• Possess one of the following certifications:
  • CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP
    

• Must have demonstrated experience and background in cyber threat intelligence (CTI).

• Must be proficient in writing and oral communication.

• Basic understanding of security operation center (SOC) processes.

• U.S. citizenship required.
• An active Top Secret security clearance. 
  • Additional ability to obtain a final Top Secret/SCI security clearance. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of incident response processes, including triage, containment, and remediation.
• Ability to synthesize technical or operational data into actionable intelligence products for leadership and technical teams.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.