Cyber Security Analyst
ManTech · Chantilly, VA
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Jul 13, 2026
Chantilly, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level cybersecurity role focused on continuous monitoring, threat hunting, incident detection and analysis, and security reporting for a defense-oriented environment. Day-to-day work involves supporting security tools and hardware, analyzing malicious behavior, and advising on risk. Suits candidates with a background in IT or computer science and familiarity with SIEM platforms, log analysis, or network security — and who hold an active TS/SCI clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $152,225 (middle half $125,286–$177,673).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The degree requirement is listed as 'Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years of experience' but the JD explicitly allows equivalent combinations of professional experience, internships, lab work, or coursework — the degree requirement is therefore treated as None.
The minimum qualifications list several skill areas as 'one or more of the following' (SIEM, network security tools, log analysis, incident detection/response, etc.) — these are gated as a group but no single tool is individually mandatory. They are marked required as a category since the JD places them under Minimum Qualifications.
Splunk SPL searches and dashboarding appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The clearance requirement is TS/SCI with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph — mapped to TopSecretSci.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570 IAT-II, log analysis, incident detection and response.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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