Cyber Threat Analyst
Salary: $51,603 – $90,216
Cyber threat analysts conduct all-source analysis, digital forensics, and targeting to identify, monitor, assess, and counter the threat posed by foreign cyber actors against US information systems, critical infrastructure and cyber-related interests. Cyber threat analysts are professional intelligence officers who apply their scientific and technical knowledge to solving complex intelligence problems, produce short-term and long-term written assessments, and brief U.S. policymakers and the U.S. cyber defense community.
This work demands initiative, creativity, analytical skills, and technical expertise. Agency analysts maintain and broaden their professional ties throughout their careers through academic study, collaboration with Intelligence Community peers, and attendance at professional meetings. They may also pursue additional studies in fields relevant to their areas of responsibility. Opportunities exist for foreign and domestic travel, language training, analytic and management training, and assignments to other offices in the Agency and throughout the U.S. Government.
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