Peraton is seeking an experienced Data Analyst – Cyber Analytics professional to support our Federal Strategic Cyber (FSC) Program within the Cyber & Intelligence Sector.
Location: On-site in Arlington, VA.
In this role, you'll work with large-scale cybersecurity and operational datasets to uncover trends, identify emerging threats, and deliver insights that drive mission-critical decisions. You'll collaborate with cybersecurity engineers, threat analysts, and program leaders to transform complex data into meaningful intelligence that strengthens national security operations.
This is an excellent opportunity for a data professional who enjoys combining analytics, automation, visualization, and cybersecurity to solve real-world challenges in a high-impact federal environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Analyze cybersecurity and operational datasets (e.g., network logs, authentication data, phishing activity, threat telemetry) to identify trends, anomalies, and patterns.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms to support operational and leadership reporting.
- Perform data extraction, validation, cleansing, transformation, and enrichment using Python (Pandas) and SQL.
- Support recurring reporting and analytics workflows by automating manual processes and improving data quality checks.
- Conduct exploratory data analysis to support operational monitoring, situational awareness, and decision-making.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity analysts and stakeholders to translate business and operational requirements into data-driven insights.
- Develop and maintain metrics related to cyber activity, authentication trends, phishing events, and external threat activity.
- Assist with identifying reporting gaps, data inconsistencies, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Document data sources, reporting methodologies, business rules, and analytical processes to support transparency and repeatability.
- Support ad hoc reporting requests and operational data analysis efforts.
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