Operational Support Research Analyst Expert
About The Position
The Expert-Level HUMINT Operational Support Research Analyst provides advanced research, analysis, operational support, and tradecraft-development expertise to enhance Human Intelligence (HUMINT) capabilities within the cyber domain. The analyst serves as a senior subject-matter expert responsible for translating operational experience, research findings, emerging cyber-domain challenges, and lessons learned into validated HUMINT best practices, tactics, techniques, procedures (TTPs), methodologies, training requirements, and enduring tradecraft. The position supports operational planning and execution by conducting complex research, identifying operational and intelligence gaps, fusing human-centric information with cyber and digital-domain context, and developing products that are relevant, actionable, appropriately sourced, and responsive to mission requirements. A primary responsibility is the systematic identification and capture of best practices and lessons learned through the Joint Lessons Learned Process (JLLP), operational observations, exercises, training events, and research activities. The analyst evaluates these observations, validates their applicability, develops recommended resolutions, assesses their effectiveness, and disseminates validated practices to improve HUMINT tradecraft across the organization.
Requirements
- Master's in Information Technology
- TS/SCI eligible and able to obtain and maintain a polygraph
- 20+ years of related experience
- US Citizenship Required
- Top Secret SCI + Polygraph clearance
- Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
- Research Activities
- Tradecraft
Nice To Haves
- Cybersecurity: risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, event correlation, antivirus and security product assessment, and attacker and defender methodologies.
- Analyst: In depth target development, full scope project handling, customer interfacing.
- Networking: TCP/IP Network Design, Analysis, Security, Installation, and troubleshooting.
- Application Development: Java, PowerShell
- Software Applications: Windows Sysinternals, Wireshark, Metasploit, Nmap, VMware/vSphere, Oracle VirtualBox, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, SecurityOnion, Pfsense, SPLUNK
- Joint Cyber Analysis Course
- Digital Network Exploitation
- Intermediate Cyber Core
- Defense and Counter Infiltration
- Security Operations & Engineering: Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Continuous Monitoring, Purple/Red Teaming, Adversary Emulation, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain
- Technical Tools: ACAS/NESSUS, NMAP, Wireshark, SCAP, STIG
- Firewall Technologies: Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint
- Penetration Testing
- Experience Hunt Forward
- SOC enterprise level systems vulnerability analysis
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced research, analysis, operational support, and tradecraft-development expertise to enhance Human Intelligence (HUMINT) capabilities within the cyber domain.
- Serve as a senior subject-matter expert responsible for translating operational experience, research findings, emerging cyber-domain challenges, and lessons learned into validated HUMINT best practices, tactics, techniques, procedures (TTPs), methodologies, training requirements, and enduring tradecraft.
- Support operational planning and execution by conducting complex research, identifying operational and intelligence gaps, fusing human-centric information with cyber and digital-domain context, and developing products that are relevant, actionable, appropriately sourced, and responsive to mission requirements.
- Systematically identify and capture best practices and lessons learned through the Joint Lessons Learned Process (JLLP), operational observations, exercises, training events, and research activities.
- Evaluate observations, validate applicability, develop recommended resolutions, assess effectiveness, and disseminate validated practices to improve HUMINT tradecraft across the organization.
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Variety of medical plan options
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays
- Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
