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ID #23791208
State Maryland
City Fortmeade
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source National Security Agency
Showed 2021-12-03
Date 2021-12-02
Deadline 2022-01-31
Category Security
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Threat Analyst - Entry to Expert Level - (Maryland Location)

Maryland, Fortmeade, 20755 Fortmeade USA

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Position SummaryAre you a cyber professional with the drive and expertise to be on the forefront of the cyber fight; tackling NSA's complex mission to defend against cyber threats of today and tomorrow? NSA, the nation's leading cyber agency, has exciting and challenging positions in Cyber Security Engineering and Cyber and TEMPEST vulnerability analysis/mitigation. Are you ready to help secure our Nation's critical Infrastructure? If so, NSA is the place for you!DCIPS DisclaimerThe National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the DoD Intelligence Community Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). All positions in the NSA are in the Excepted Services under 10 United States Codes (USC) 1601 appointment authority.How To Apply - ExternalTo apply for this position, please click the 'Apply' button located at the top right of this posting. After completing the application for the first time, or reviewing previously entered information, and clicking the 'Submit' button, you will receive a confirmation email. Please ensure your spam filters are configured to accept emails from noreply@intelligencecareers.gov.

PLEASE NOTE: U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants. Additionally, the Federal Government requires all personnel to be fully vaccinated at the time of employment, subject to exceptions as required by law.

Reasonable accommodations provided to applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process where appropriate. NSA is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations. All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph.

This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you may be asked to submit documents verifying your eligibility.

Please note that you may be asked a series of questions depending on the position you apply for. Your responses will be used as part of the screening process of your application and will assist in determining your eligibility for the position. Be sure to elaborate on experiences in your resume. Failure to provide the required information or providing inaccurate information will result in your application not being considered for this position. Only those applicants who meet the qualifications for the position will be contacted to begin employment processing.

Please Note: Job Posting could close earlier than the closing date due to sufficient number of applicants or position no longer available. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.SkillsThe Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who

- Possesses strong problem solving, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills - Has solid knowledge or experience in several of the following areas:- Coding in scripting languages such as Python, R, or Ruby- Calculating statistical significance and principle component analyses- Leveraging Jupyter - TCP/IP: three-way hand-shake, reconstruction- Network and Internetwork Routing- Domain Name System protocol and architecture- How an Antivirus program works- How an Intrusion Detection System works- How exploitation, implants, and beacons work- Teaching, coaching and mentoring others- Building effective communications to explain complex technical information to wider audiences- Effective writing skills.ResponsibilitiesNSA's Not-So-Secret Mission

The National Security Agency (NSA) protects and defends the security of the Nation by providing our partners and national decision makers with critical information from cyber threats and foreign signals intelligence. We match an expert workforce with top-notch technology to obtain insight into our adversaries' plans and capabilities and, ultimately, save lives, inform national policy, protect U.S. secrets, and outmaneuver those who would do us harm.

How You Can Contribute

Are you an emerging or seasoned analyst with the drive and expertise to be on the forefront of the cyber fight? Do you routinely visit network security websites, attend technical conferences, or maintain your own network? Are you ready to help secure our Nation's critical Infrastructure and advance your career, all while enjoying all of the outstanding benefits of federal service?

Threat Analysts at NSA perform research of adversarial threats posed to various systems, technologies, operations, or missions in all appropriate intelligence sources. They analyze collected data to derive facts and projections concerning capabilities, intentions, attack approaches; Research resource allocations, motivations, tendencies, personalities; and contribute to profiling adversarial behavior with respect to identified system attacks in an operational mission context. They produce formal and informal reports, briefings, and perspectives of the behavior of adversaries against target systems, technologies, operations, and missions.

Threat Analysts perform a broad spectrum of duties; they may:- Conduct target research- Merge information gathered from open source and classified sources- Monitor open and classified sources for useful information- Use knowledge of customer requirements to analyze and process intelligence information- Collect and provide intelligence from many different sources of information- Make analytic determinations based on critical thinking and reasoning- Evaluate and use appropriate Structured Analytic Technique- Document analytic tradecraft and methodology- Explore and test multiple avenues of discovery- Generate evidence-based inferences to support or refute analytic conclusions- Utilize methods to integrate, summarize, visualize, and test information to support analytic processes- Plan, develop, and structure analytic approaches- Analyze threats posed to various systems, technologies, operations, or missions (including likely behaviors of adversaries) and countermeasures to address them- Identify relationships, trends, and patterns in, or draw conclusions from, information- Develop, create and improve threat research practices and assist in knowledge transfer, mentoring and training of new analysts in these techniques

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