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K2 Group, Inc.

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst. * Experience providing analytical support to one or more special operations forces (SOF) units or commands is strongly desired. * Tactical or ...

K2 Group, Inc.

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst. * Experience providing analytical support to one or more special operations forces (SOF) units or commands is strongly desired. * Tactical or ...

Pae

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Amentum

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Amentum

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Guidehouse

Cyber FinCrime Analyst

Washington, DC · On-site

$85K - $141K/yr

Leverage open-source intelligence (OSINT), deep and dark web intelligence, and cyber threat intelligence reporting to enrich financial investigative efforts. * Produce analytical products, reports ...

Guidehouse

Cyber FinCrime Analyst

Washington, DC · On-site

$85K - $141K/yr

Leverage open-source intelligence (OSINT), deep and dark web intelligence, and cyber threat intelligence reporting to enrich financial investigative efforts. * Produce analytical products, reports ...

Guidehouse

OSINT Analyst

Washington, DC · On-site

$98K - $163K/yr

Guidehouse is seeking an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) analyst to support a complex project ... Deep & Dark Web, encrypted apps (e.g., TOR, Telegram) * Specialized niche skills/knowledge (e.g ...

Pae

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Akima, LLC

Senior Cybercrime Analyst

Arlington, VA · On-site

$101K - $134K/yr

Support dark web investigations, including threat actor research and forensic review of ... Extract and analyze structured and unstructured data from databases, subpoena returns, or seized ...

Amentum

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Amentum

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Pae

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

Pae

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA · On-site

Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst * Freedom of Information Act/Declassified Document Researcher * Supply Chain/Logistics Analyst * Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing ...

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As of Sep 2, 2026, the average yearly pay for freelance dark web analyst in the United States is $84,342.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $82,500.00 and $83,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Freelance Dark Web Analyst is a cybersecurity professional who specializes in monitoring, analyzing, and investigating activities on the dark web. They work independently, often for companies or individuals, to identify potential threats, data breaches, or illegal activities that may impact their clients. These analysts use specialized tools and techniques to access hidden forums, marketplaces, and communication channels to gather intelligence. Their findings help organizations strengthen their security posture and respond proactively to emerging threats. Freelance Dark Web Analysts often have backgrounds in cybersecurity, digital forensics, or intelligence analysis.

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To thrive as a Freelance Dark Web Analyst, you need expertise in cybersecurity, familiarity with threat intelligence, and a strong understanding of internet protocols, often supported by certifications such as CEH or CompTIA Security+. Proficiency with tools like Tor, dark web monitoring platforms, OSINT tools, and encryption/decryption utilities is typically required. Analytical thinking, discretion, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for collecting and reporting sensitive information. These skills and qualities are vital for accurately identifying threats while maintaining ethical and legal standards in a high-risk digital environment.

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Red Cell Analyst

K2 Group, Inc.

Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

The Red Cell Analyst is responsible for the overall conduct and management of specific vulnerability assessments, to include gathering information based on program objectives, identifying gaps in information gathering, and prioritizing courses of action pertaining to the assessment. The Red Cell Analyst provides assessment data to the White Cell Lead ensuring all statutory and regulatory requirements and other administrative directives are met. The Red Cell Analyst is responsible for researching, reviewing, editing, planning, preparing, integrating and publishing all-source studies, plans, and/or products relating to specific programs. The Red Cell Analyst will perform the duties as the core subject matter expert (SME) in intelligence analysis and production in a variety of complex data topics related to various threats to national security.

Responsibilities/Tasks - The Red Cell Analyst shall:

  • Research the structure, ideology, intentions, tactics, and capabilities of adversarial organizations to develop threat characterization.
  • Identify information requirements, develop assessment strategies and collection plans, identify information sources, and develop and conduct Open Source research, analysis, and fusion of relevant information to emulate adversarial planning capabilities.
  • Characterize systems and conduct nodal analysis, identify essential functions/tasks and critical assets necessary to perform them as determined by the assessment program plan.
  • Facilitate timely information management flow from DoD Red Team partners and other entities supporting DoD Red Team operations.
  • Develop courses of action an adversary may employ against customer personnel, equipment, facilities, networks, information and information systems, infrastructure, and supply chains. Identify critical nodes/links or other targets and the effects of other environmental characteristics on course of action development.
  • Support field assessments from an adversary perspective.
  • Synthesize findings to support vulnerability identification, course of action development, protection studies, trend analyses, risk analysis, and mitigation strategies.
  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the implications of vulnerabilities discovered by the other specialists and fuse those findings with the systems analysis and determine impacts to the national and military missions they support.
  • Prepare activity reports including out briefs, Senior Leader briefs, Interim progress reports and briefs, white papers, After Action Reviews, Final Reports, Risk Analysis reports, and other documents necessary to convey assessment findings to customers, partners, and other stakeholders.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

  • Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing comprehensive and complex technical, contractual, and research information/data.
  • Demonstrated expertise performing information/data collection, analysis, and fusion.
  • Excellent analytical, communications-both oral and written, and project management experience.

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

  • Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: All Source Analyst; Information Operations/CI Analyst; Geo-Spatial Analyst; Network Analyst (Physical); Threat/Target Analysis; Cyber Analyst (Logical); Insider Threat Analyst; Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst.
  • Experience providing analytical support to one or more special operations forces (SOF) units or commands is strongly desired.
  • Tactical or operational level experience operating in a deployed environment is strongly desired.


Required Clearance:

  • A Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility.

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