Cyber Threat Analyst

Job Posting End Date

10-21-2025

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

This is a hands-on technical role that requires the ability to self-direct and lead efforts in producing actionable intelligence products that enhance the security of the energy sector.

This position offers the opportunity to work alongside personnel from various private energy companies, national laboratories, and U.S. government agencies in a cybersecurity threat analysis center focused on risks to IT and OT environments. The role is onsite at the Department of Energy’s Energy Threat Analysis Center in Golden, CO.

By collaborating daily with cross-functional experts and utilizing diverse datasets, you will help shape the future of collective cyber defense. This position involves pioneering efforts to prepare for and respond to cyber threats that could jeopardize the reliability of U.S. energy systems.

Job Description

What you will do:

- Be physically present to collaborate with other companies and government personnel in a shared space equipped with both classified and unclassified capabilities.

- Serve as a conduit for investigative exchanges, starting with internal company Security Operations Center (SOC) data and processes, and expanding outward to correlate with findings from partner organizations.

- Develop threat hunting and detection campaigns in collaboration with partner organizations and internal SOC personnel.

- Contribute specialized knowledge to collaborative response efforts based on cyber incidents.

- Communicate findings to a diverse audience, including executive leadership.

- Assist leadership in transforming pilot activities into repeatable, sustainable, and scalable programs, systems, and initiatives.

- Maintain knowledge of cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and other operational systems used in the energy sector.

What we are looking for:

- Have or be capable of obtaining a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.

- BA/BS in computer science, technology, engineering or security-related field or equivalent experience

- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional security experience, or five (5) years with Master’s degree

- Conversancy with nation state and supply chain threats

- Ability to write high-quality intelligence assessments and briefings for a senior-level audience and technical audiences

- Demonstrated effective team leadership skills

- Ability to prioritize and execute tasks with nominal oversight

- Experience investigating and analyzing cyber threats

- Experience with threat hunting or detection engineering in a SOC environment

- Demonstrable experience working across the cyber security community

- Must be willing to travel periodically as required by job duties

Where You'll Work:

- On-Site in Golden, CO

What You'll Get:

- Competitive Salary

- Annual Bonus

- Comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!

At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you!

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Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-009

Compensation Range:

$112,869.00-146,730.50 USD

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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