Insider Threat Analyst

Parsons Corporation•Springfield, VA

1d•$88,400 - $154,700

About The Position

The Insider Threat Analyst supports the Federal Solutions team by analyzing anomalous activity and identifying insider-threat, counterintelligence, and other security concerns. The role involves monitoring political, military, and economic developments across assigned areas of responsibility and interest, assessing domestic and international threats, and supporting intelligence product development and threat assessments for the Commander and other senior leaders. The analyst uses approved user activity monitoring, network-monitoring, and data-analytics tools to integrate information, identify trends and anomalies, and document investigative leads. The role also includes producing and presenting professional reports and briefings, conducting directed inquiries, collaborating with investigative, intelligence-community, and law-enforcement partners, and completing special analytical projects as directed by government supervisors. The position is part of Parsons’ Federal Solutions segment, which provides services and solutions to U.S. government customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of experience.
Active Top Secret security clearance; the selected candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance before the start date.
Ability to obtain and maintain SCI eligibility.
Ability to obtain and maintain a CI polygraph.
Current or prior experience with a User Activity Monitoring (UAM) tool.
Current or prior experience within counterintelligence.
Cyber analysis or intelligence experience, including working with data-analytics tools and databases such as Forcepoint and Analyst’s Notebook.
Experience with analytical problem-solving and familiarity with operations relating to insider threats, counterintelligence investigations, and counterespionage.
Familiarity with data-analytics tools used for insider-threat information collection or computer networks, or knowledge of other insider-threat risk-scoring analytics tools or programs.
In-depth knowledge of intelligence regulations and intelligence oversight principles, and understanding of geospatial-intelligence products, capabilities, and missions.
Superior writing and briefing skills, including the ability to publish furnished analysis.

Nice To Haves

Successful graduation from FLETC, DCITA, JCITA, or a DoD all-source analysis course or program.
Experience with analytical problem-solving and familiarity with operations relating to insider threats, counterintelligence investigations, and counterespionage.
Familiarity with data-analytics tools used for insider-threat information collection or computer networks, or knowledge of other insider-threat risk-scoring analytics tools or programs.
Superior writing and briefing skills, including the ability to publish furnished analysis.

Responsibilities

Triage data from anomalous events collected by an approved User Activity Monitoring (UAM) tool.
Monitor and analyze strategic and operational aspects of political, military, and economic developments in assigned areas of responsibility and interest.
Produce Insider Threat Referral Reports documenting computer misuse, policy violations, counterintelligence concerns, foreign influence, financial stressors, threats to self or others, Continuous Evaluation adjudicative matters, and other insider-threat concerns.
Complete special analytical projects as directed by government supervisors.
Access network-monitoring, data-analytics, and other tools; integrate available information; and identify trends, anomalies, and obscure patterns.
Prepare and present finalized, professional briefings and reports in accordance with established SOP and Writing Guide formats.
Perform proactive inquiries at the direction of the government and collaborate with internal and external investigative, intelligence-community, and law-enforcement entities as required.
Assess political-military developments, military capabilities and doctrine, weapons and acquisitions, and the employment of military forces within assigned countries, including the United States.
May support policy and procedure development for agency, interagency, or community-wide support.
Focus analysis on domestic and international threats.
Support the development and analysis of intelligence products and present analyses or products to clients.
Research threat assessments in support of the Commander and other senior leadership.