Senior DCO Analyst

Leidos

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Work type: On-site
Location: Odenton, MD
Salary: $107,900–$195,050 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 8 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $148k

This role $151k

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This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $119,037–$177,412 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $148k for comparable roles.

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Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

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TL;DR · Senior DCO Analyst

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The Senior DCO Analyst joins the Digital Modernization Sector to support the GSM-O II program and the DISA Joint Operations Center. This role involves executing continuous network monitoring, incident handling, and problem resolution while triaging events to identify area-specific trends. The analyst will collaborate across cross-functional forums to develop prioritized vulnerability scoring and mitigation methods, provide threat analysis, and offer decision-quality technical recommendations to senior leadership. Key responsibilities include identifying threats to reduce enterprise exposure and managing the lifecycle of network attacks. Required skills include experience with SIEM tools like ArcSight, Splunk, or Elastic, along with knowledge of network protocols, cyber vulnerabilities, and adversary TTPs. The role requires a deep understanding of Computer Network Defense principles within a Computer Incident Response organization to protect, detect, respond, and sustain critical infrastructure against evolving cyber threats.

Skills

SIEM ArcSight Splunk Elastic Incident Response Cyber Kill Chain UAT Security+ CEH(P) GCED GDSA GSEC PenTest+ Cloud+

What you'll do

Execute continuous network monitoring and incident handling to resolve technical problems.
Triage security events and identify area-specific trends to inform defensive actions.
Provide threat analysis and track prioritized incidents in coordination with the Cross Functional Fusion Team.
Use intelligence and operational data to identify threats and reduce enterprise vulnerability exposure.
Develop, coordinate, and ensure compliance for various operational orders.
Generate decision-quality technical recommendations to support senior leadership.
Evaluate and execute alternative courses of action based on complex technical information.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of applicable combined education and experience.
Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance.
DoD-8140 WRC 511 Intermediate certification (e.g., Security+, CEH(P), GSEC, etc.).
Experience with SIEM tools such as ArcSight, Splunk, or Elastic.
Knowledge of network and application protocols, cyber vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques, and threat actor TTPs.
Computer Network Defense experience within a Computer Incident Response organization.
Experience with DISA/DCDC and DoD Networks (preferred); experience briefing SES or GO/FO leadership (preferred).