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Job overview
ManTech seeks a Principal Cyber Security Analyst in Cape Canaveral to serve as a technical expert supporting cybersecurity operations. The role leads incident response, protects enterprise data integrity, and provides technical guidance for mission-critical security. The analyst coordinates incident response across the enterprise, analyzes threats and damage, develops response guidance, and leads professionals while recommending process and policy improvements.
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Full job description
MANTECH seeks a motivated and detail-oriented Principal Cyber Security Analyst to join our team in Cape Canaveral, FL .
The Principal Cyber Security Analyst will support cybersecurity operations by performing as the technical expert for the organization. This senior-level position involves leading incident response efforts, ensuring the integrity of enterprise data, and providing high-level technical guidance to maintain mission-critical security postures.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Performing as the technical expert and interacting with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations
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Directly managing security incidents from inception to final after-action reporting, including coordinating documentation, work efforts, and resource utilization
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Coordinating enterprise incident response efforts and command and control functions in response to cyber security incidents
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Providing detection, identification, and reporting of possible cyber-attacks, intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities
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Characterizing and performing analysis of network traffic and system data to identify potential threats to resources
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Performing security event and incident correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise
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Analyzing and assessing damage to the data and infrastructure as a result of cyber incidents
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Writing and publishing cyber incident reports detailing findings and mitigation or remediation recommendations
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Developing and documenting incident response guidance, processes, and procedures
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Acting as a lead professional and managing the work of others to
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Ensure complete and functioning systems that meet all requirements
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Recommending, and when approved, implementing process and policy improvements
Minimum Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree with or 4+ years of additional IT experience in lieu of degree
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7+ years of cyber experience
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IAT Level II certification (GSEC, Security+, SSCP, CySA+, or CCNA-Security) required at start
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CSSP-IR certification (GCIH, CSIH, or CEH) required within 30 days of hire
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Experience working in a Cybersecurity Operations Center environment and with associated COTS technologies
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Experience managing complex security incidents and coordinating resources across a large team to drive a security agenda
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems
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Working knowledge of database security, operating system security, and the latest security principles and protocols
Clearance Requirements:
- An active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Physical Requirements:
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Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
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Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
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Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at [email protected] and provide your name and contact information.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,043 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$95–150K/yr23 salary ranges
- US median$41–53/hr27 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 42 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs in Florida and 1,043 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Cybersecurity Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (889 postings).
- Education
- 226 of the 1,043 open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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