Cyber Incident Analyst Lead

Job Description

ECS is seeking a Cyber Incident Analyst Lead to work in our Fairfax, VA office.

ECS is seeking talented professionals to join our growing team in supporting the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), CISA's premier initiative for whole-of-nation cyber defense. JCDC brings together federal agencies, private sector leaders, and international partners to analyze emerging threats, share actionable intelligence, and coordinate strategic responses to protect critical infrastructure.

Our team plays a vital role in enabling real-time collaboration, threat detection, and mitigation across sectors. We help shape the strategies and workflows that turn raw intelligence into decisive action-whether responding to active campaigns, developing joint defense plans, or strengthening national cyber resilience. We're looking for driven professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment where critical thinking, cyber expertise , and collaborative instincts are essential. A passion for cybersecurity, continuous learning, and public service is vital.

As a small team committed to radically improving government, every member directly shapes ECS's direction and success. We take pride in our stewardship, holding deep responsibility for the solutions we develop. Collaboration is at the heart of our work-both within our team and alongside our federal partners at CISA.

ECS is seeking talented professionals to join our successful and growing team supporting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) . The J CDC is CISA's flagship initiative for uniting government, industry, and international partners to proactively defend against cyber threats . Our ECS team is at the center of providing support to JCDC as they continue to plan, share, and respond to cyber threats in real time to support the great er cyber community and we are looking to grow our team supporting this critical mission.

We are looking for a Lead Cyber Incident Analyst for a team that provides deep technical analysis during active cyber incidents, including insights into vulnerabilities, adversarial tactics, and mitigation strategies across diverse environments like IT, OT/ICS, cloud, and AI systems . This position will interface extensively with multiple organizations within CISA including Vulnerability Management (VM) and Threat Hunt (TH) to provide guidance and analysis on active cyber threats for JCDC partners . This position will define critical data sources for collection, inform processes, write detection rules, and analyze active and emerging cyber threats and incidents from across Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB), Critical Infrastructure (CI ) and State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) .

The Lead Cyber Incident Analyst works closely with many stakeholders, including DHS CISA TH and VM, Agency security analysts / user groups, and the ECS team to ensure alignment between solution development and needs of stakeholders. The Analyst will perform research and provide solutions for specific IOCs and IOAs. The Analyst will aid in defining tools, processes, and procedures for advancing Threat Hunting and Incident Response capabilities within CISA , FCEB, CI and SLTT . The Lead Cyber Incident Analyst is required to present solutions to a variety of audiences from users to senior government leaders. The ideal candidate works effectively both independently, and as a member of one or more Agile teams to determine how to optimally satisfy customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Create and guide the strategic direction for the team's work, ensuring all activities directly support the client's mission and are aligned with broader goals
• Perform analysis on active c yber incidents , events and vulnerabilities to provide guidance and targeted recommendations for mitigation
• Create written guidance and recommendations to assist JCDC partners with solutions for active and ongoing cyber vulnerabilities
• Through hands-on analysis provide i nsights into vulnerabilities, adversarial tactics, and mitigation strategies across diverse environments like IT, OT/ICS, cloud, and AI systems
• Act as the Lead for the ECS Cyber Threat and Incident Response team in collaboration with Cyber Product Owner, Cyber Engagement Coordinator, and a Performance Monitoring team to meet JCDC requirements
• Oversee the translation of strategic products into clear, practical formats that are tailored to the specific needs and operational constraints of different stakeholder groups, including large and small jurisdictions and critical infrastructure (CI) partners
• Provide tailored vulnerability mit igation recommendations and contextualized examples to stakeholders to address implementation challenges and encourage rapid adoption

Required Skills

• Possess a TS security clearance and be SCI eligible at time of proposal submission
• Proven experience in a leadership role, managing technical or strategic teams

• 10+ Years of previous experience in a threat intelligence, cyber security, incident response, or similar role

• Proven understanding of computer and network fundamentals.

• Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, vulnerabilities, encryption, or other areas of expertise.

• Proven experience defining data sources and writing detection rules for discovering malicious behavior

• Ability to perform in-depth research tasks and produce written summaries to include insights and predictions based on an analytical process.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Understand current cyber threats/exploits, attack methodology , and detection techniques using a wide variety of security products including COTS and open source

• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and/or similar frameworks

• Familiarity with AI/ ML concepts and applications

Desired Skills

• Familiarity with the .gov Cyber Mission space and legal constraints applicable to civilian Government Agencies (e.g., FISMA)
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and categorizing threat intelligence data from multiple sources to author actionable intelligence reports

• Familiarity with at least one scripting language such as Python, and capable of manipulating data, interfacing with APIs, automating repetitive tasks, etc.

• Ability to interpret complex cybersecurity topics and effectively communicate or present information to various groups of stakeholders (Executives, SOC, etc.)

• Field-related certifications such as (CTIA, CEH, GREM, GCIH, GCFA)

• Experience with tools in both Linux and Windows environments

• Experience applying AI/ ML to identify anomalous behavior in security data, esp. using Elasticsearch

• DHS Entry on Duty (EOD) clearance

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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3500+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.