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These positions will support our DCO team with protecting federal networked systems and services from threats to national security.\nThese are hybrid roles that are primarily on-site, with up to 20% telework potential. Core hours are 0600-1600, supporting a team of analysts on 24/7 rotating shifts (days, swings, nights); occasional shift or weekend work may be required to cover gaps.\nPLEASE NOTE these positions are expected to become available in Winter/Spring 2027. Recruiters will contact qualified applicants as timeline firms up.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nThreat Hunting\nDevelop and execute hypothesis-driven hunt campaigns based on adversary TTPs\nQuery and correlate telemetry across cloud, identity, and network infrastructure to surface \"low and slow\" attacks\nPartner with detection engineering to convert hunt findings into automated SIEM/EDR detection rules\nBuild automation for countermeasure deployment and asset isolation\nUse MITRE ATT&CK to proactively search for APT activity\nThreat Intelligence\nProduce strategic, operational, and tactical intelligence reports on emerging threats and actor motivations\nCharacterize adversary TTPs and build APT profiles using MITRE ATT&CK\nManage the intelligence lifecycle: PIRs, collection plans, and dissemination\nEvaluate and manage IOC/IOB fidelity within a Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)\nDeliver Indications & Warnings (I&W) to support hunt and DCO operations\nCyber Fusion\nSynthesize external threat intelligence with internal hunt telemetry into a unified operational picture\nAuthor Fusion Reports blending forensics and strategic intelligence for leadership\nCorrelate global threat activity against internal sensor logs via SIEM/TIP\nPair vulnerability data with active threat reporting to prioritize remediation\nMaintain the team's \"single source of truth\" for prioritized threat data\nShared across all tracks\nMaintain situational awareness of the evolving threat landscape and its relevance to the customer enterprise\nAuthor clear technical reporting and metrics on findings, gaps, and posture improvements\nCollaborate across Hunt, Intel, Engineering, and Fusion functions to ensure intelligence drives defensive action\nBasic Qualifications\nCurrent DoD TS/SCI clearance, and ability to pass additional customer suitability screening prior to start and maintain throughout employment\nEducation and experience depending on job level:Level III: Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 4+ years of relevant work experience OR Master’s degree in a related discipline and 2+ years of relevant work experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.\nLevel IV: Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8+ years of relevant work experience OR Master’s degree in a related discipline and 6+ years of relevant work experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.\n\nDoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher required to start - e.g., Security+, CySA+, GSEC, SSCP, CASP+ CE, CCNP Security, CISA, GCED, GCIH, or CISSP\nDoD 8570 CSSP Analyst certification required within 180 days of onboarding - e.g., CySA+, Cloud+, GCIA, CEH\nDoD 8570 CSSP Infrastructure Support certification required within 180 days of onboarding - e.g., CySA+, Cloud+, CEH, CND, CHFI, GICSP, SSCP\nStrong knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and security controls (IDS/IPS, next-gen firewalls)\nPreferred Skills\nQuery languages: SPL (Splunk), KQL (Kusto), or Elastic DSL for large-scale data analysis\nScripting: Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation and data enrichment\nCloud familiarity: AWS, Azure, O365, containerized workloads\nFramework fluency: MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis\nDFIR experience (packet capture / endpoint log analysis, root-cause reconstruction)\nExperience with Threat Intelligence Platforms (Anomali, ThreatConnect, MISP) or OSINT/commercial threat portals (Recorded Future, VirusTotal, Mandiant Advantage)\nPrior work in a Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) or Joint Operations Center (JOC)\nAI-driven analytics experience for anomaly/behavioral detection\nStrong analytical writing - translating technical findings into executive-level briefings\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nSeptember 15, 2026For 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.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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