Cyber Indications and Warnings Analyst

Who we are and why you should join us:

As a consultant at Partner Forces, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients’ day in and day out. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, our partners, and our clients to ideate, initiate and complete tasks, projects, and initiatives. You will work on mission-oriented projects, where you will bring forward actionable insights, solve complex problems, and thrive on delivering meaningful solutions.

Partner Forces is grounded in our core values of integrity, diversity, positivity, candor, determination, and teamwork. Our culture is a reflection of this, ensuring that we:

• Apply solution-oriented thinking to challenges and opportunities.
• Thrive by remaining agile and embracing change.
• Work to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued as teammates and contributors.
• Bring out the best in others by applying sound judgment and exuding principled genuineness.
• Embrace a continuous learning and growth mindset.
• Encourage an open dialogue even when it is hard.
• Continuously promoting teamwork and collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for our clients and teams.

As an employee at Partner Forces, you’ll join a diverse team of consultants who share a passion for prioritizing collaboration, crafting solutions to mitigate risk, protecting critical infrastructure and helping our national security and industry partner tackle their most pressing challenges. At Partner Forces, we take our employees’ well-being and growth as seriously as we do our mission. You will be challenged every day, but we know that business and individual growth go hand-in-hand, so we offer a wide array of benefits that support the well-being and personal and professional development of our employees.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Cyber Indications and Warnings Analyst to support the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts in cybersecurity reporting and response. This role requires an individual with demonstrated expertise in analyzing cybersecurity incidents, delivering timely reports, and providing actionable insights to enhance organizational cybersecurity posture. The successful candidate will contribute to three critical functions: Indications and Warning, Analysis, and Production and Requirements Management.

What you will do as a Senior Cyber Indications and Warnings Analyst:

• Triage, assess, and provide context to cybersecurity events and indications of compromise.
• Develop and disseminate timely cybersecurity reports, including notifications of incidents or attacks, to support response efforts.
• Answer key operational questions, such as whether compromises are being attempted or were successful, and assess their technical and broader impacts.
• Conduct descriptive and predictive analysis to identify adversarial changes, correlations between events, and environmental factors that impact operational priorities.
• Assess events to provide operationally relevant insights that inform response strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks and recommend appropriate mitigation and response actions.
• Identify, prioritize, and manage analytic production requirements, including Requests for Information (RFI) and operational data needs.
• Coordinate with internal and external organizations to ensure information needs are met and align with operational objectives.
• Develop, write, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for cybersecurity reporting processes.

Qualifications:

• US Citizen (the nature of our contract requires employees be US citizens).
• Top Secret clearance required.
• At least 10 years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred. 
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing and assessing cybersecurity reports, including indications of compromise.
• Demonstrated expertise in writing, preparing, and coordinating cybersecurity reports and incident notifications.
• Demonstrated expertise in evaluating technical and operational impacts of cyber incidents at both organizational and broader infrastructure levels.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with stakeholders and disseminate critical information effectively.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks, policies, and regulations relevant to federal operations.
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and organizations to ensure timely and actionable intelligence.
• Comfortable adapting to and improving incomplete or evolving processes.
• Ability to be on-site in Arlington, VA - this is on-site shift work.