**Description** SAIC is seeking a Cyberspace Defensive Analyst II, DCO Mission Lead located out of Fort Meade, MD. Member of the Battle Watch Team functioning as the Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Mission Lead when on shift. The DCO Mission Lead maintains situational awareness of DCO activities across the USCYBERCOM components, tracks DCO missions, conducts DCO analysis, and makes recommendations to the DCO Officer In-Charge and Battle Watch Team to inform global command and control (C2) decisions across the Cyber Mission Force (CMF). **The battle watch team works a schedule that cycles every 10 weeks utilizing 12-hour shifts and 8-hour support days.** Responsibilities include: + Oversee DCO missions and information required for USCYBERCOM C2 of CMF operations. + Update products with current and relevant information. + Provide recommendations to the Battle Captain for decisions and risk assessments in accordance with current operational priorities. + Review USCYBERCOM components’ reports on CMF team status and operations updates. + Review intelligence products as required related to ongoing DCO missions. + Evaluate information received across the CMF to make recommendations to the Battle Captain on time-sensitive actions required to ensure DOD capabilities remain secure and resilient. + Review identified indicators of compromise and support supplemental analysis to determine attribution and subsequent effects to DOD. + Develop information requirements necessary to resolve cyberspace vulnerability or threat-related questions. + Draft the DCO briefing script for the Morning Update Brief. **Qualifications** Preferred Requirement: + DoD 8140/DoD 8570 Level III Certification. Candidate must be able to obtain the IAM Level III Certification within 6 months of hire. Requirements: + Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems Management, Computer Science, or related discipline (Additional four (4) years of job-related experience may be substituted for education requirement). + Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in developing recommendations and COAs to solve complex cybersecurity problems to include: + Coordinating network defense operations with DOD Component Commands / Services / Agencies / Field Activities or Intelligence Agencies or Law Enforcement or U.S. Government organizations. + Performing research and analysis of cybersecurity capabilities to satisfy data protection requirements. + Demonstrating expertise on the lifecycle of the network threats, attack vectors and methods of exploitation, the utilization, configuration, and implementation of industry capabilities including web content filters, email security capabilities, Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System Security Event and Incident Management, Domain Name System security practices, advanced log analysis, network monitoring, network proxies, firewalls, and Access Control Lists, malware analysis reports, and alerts regarding potential malicious activity. + Coordination and support on cyber-related incidents and issues to include Malware Analysis Reports, Alerts regarding potential malicious activity, and Suspicious Contact Reports. + Identifying and developing solutions, methods, and guidance for securing U.S. interests in cyberspace and developing white papers, reports, and presentations addressing these solutions. Required Clearance: + TS/SCI Poly. Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline. Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2413008 SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability