Description:
The IT Specialist (Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst) position is located in the Department of Technology Services, Information Technology Security Office (ITSO).The IT Specialist collaborates across government and industry in classified and unclassified environments and leverages national resources and the intelligence community to defend the Judiciary against potential cyberattacks. A strong background in intelligence collection and planning, analysis, and fusion is required.
Requirements:
Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.Specialized Experience : Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience must demonstrate ALL areas defined below:
- Extensive knowledge of advanced persistent threats tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Understanding of possible attack activities such as network probing/scanning, DDOS, malicious code activity, etc.
- Understanding of basic networking protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP.
- Understanding of global geopolitical dynamics and the ability to apply that knowledge to an information security context.
- Ability to translate complex information sets into specific actionable recommendations to enhance customers' security posture.
- Knowledge and abilities as described in NIST Special Publication 800-181 National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce for the roles of All-Source Analyst (AN-ASA-001), Threat/Warning Analyst (AN-TWA-001), and All Source Collection Manager (CO-CLO-001).
- Strong fundamental understanding of the TCP/IP stack, the OSI model, and troubleshooting concepts.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or other relevant STEM degrees from a fully accredited university.
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
Apr 11, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov