Junior Cyber Security Analyst – TS/SCI with Polygraph

General Dynamics Information Technology

. Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (Suricata, Palo Alto, and Splunk) located at supporting customer's locations.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeColorado Springs • Colorado, Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $85,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PerlSplunkTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (Suricata, Palo Alto, and Splunk) located at supporting customer's locations.
Perform Enterprise Defense Countermeasure (DC) activities and coordination with other government agencies to record and prepare incident reports and analysis methodology and results.
Monitor and analyze signature alerts from Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) for false positives.
Provide technical enforcement of organizational security policies.
Provide “tune-or-drop” recommendations towards the DC team’s Signature Lifecycle Review procedure.
Provide insight to Detection and Response teams on signature functionality and providing signature tuning as needed.
Communicate with customers and teammates clearly and concisely.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
Participate in special projects as required. Position may require evening, weekend or shift-work (depending on operational tempo).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and experience will be considered.
Splunk Core Certified user
DoDD 8140/DoD 8570 CNDSP Analyst
Base line cert (example CEH, CySA+, GCIA, GCIH, CFR, etc)
DoD IAT II (example Security+, CySA+, GSEC, SSCP, etc)
Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI clearance and ability to pass a Polygraph.
Experience with regular expressions.
Experience authoring Yara rules.
Experience with Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).

Benefits

Comp & perks

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

Intrusion Detection SystemsIntrusion Prevention Systemssignature tuningYara rulesPerl Compatible Regular Expressionsregular expressionsincident reportinganalysis methodologyEnterprise Defense Countermeasuresecurity policy enforcement

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingattention to detail

Certifications

Splunk Core CertifiedDoDD 8140DoD 8570 CNDSP AnalystCEHCySA+GCIAGCIHCFRSecurity+GSEC