Cyber Defense Analyst 3

The Swift Group

Annapolis Junction, MD on site Until 9/30/2026 8+ years exp First posted August 1, 2026 Last posted August 1, 2026

Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Cyber Defense Analyst 3 to join a growing team in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Responsibilities:

Use cyber defense tools to monitor, detect, analyze, categorize, and perform initial triage of anomalous activity.
Generate cybersecurity cases (including event’s history, status, and potential impact for further action) and route as appropriate.
Perform advanced manual analysis to hunt previously unidentified threats.
Identify cyber-attack phases based on knowledge of common attack vectors and network layers, models and protocols.
Apply techniques for detecting host- and network-based intrusions.
Analyze malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information.
Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack.
Possess deep knowledge of active directory abuse used by attackers for lateral movement and persistence.
Perform after-action reviews of team products to ensure completion of analysis.
Lead and mentor team members as a technical expert.

Requirements:

Eight (8) years of demonstrated experience as a CDA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
A technical bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of CDA experience.
Two (2) years of demonstrated and practical experience in TCP/IP fundamentals.
Two (2) years of demonstrated experience with tcpdump or Wireshark.
Three (3) years of demonstrated experience using security information and event management suites (such as Splunk, ArcSight, Kibana, LogRhythm).
Three (3) years of demonstrated experience in network analysis and threat analysis software utilization.
CSSP Analyst baseline certification (e.g., CEH, CySA+, CFR, etc.)
IAT Level I or II certification
Computing Environment (CE) certification for supported systems
Global Information Assurances Certificate (GIAC) OR Global Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00

Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.

About this role

Summary

Monitor and analyze cyber threats, lead incident responses, mentor team members.

Job title

Cyber Defense Analyst 3

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

cybersecurity

Location requirements

Annapolis Junction, MD; remote work not specified

Salary

$50k–$290k

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

cyber defense toolscybersecurity casesmanual threat analysisattack vector identificationevent correlationactive directory abusesplunkarcSightkibanalogrhythmtcpdumpwiresharknetwork analysisthreat analysis softwarecssp analystiat level certificationcomputing environment certificationgiacgcih

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

cyber defensethreat analysisnetwork analysisintrusion detectionactive directory abuse

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Annapolis Junction, MD, USA

On-site City