Poly

Parsons•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Senior Counterintelligence Analyst to support U.S. Cyber Command. This role involves providing counterintelligence analysis, threat assessment, operational support, and mission integration for a Cyber National Mission Force J2 customer. The analyst will identify, assess, and communicate threats from foreign intelligence entities, insider threats, cyber-enabled CI risks, and adversary collection activities that could impact cyber mission operations, personnel, information, systems, and mission partners. The ideal candidate is a mission-focused counterintelligence professional with strong analytic tradecraft, experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community missions, and the ability to produce clear, actionable products for various stakeholders.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly
Bachelor's Degree (Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
Minimum of 8 years of relevant counterintelligence, intelligence analysis, cyber, security, military, law enforcement, DoD, IC, or national security experience.
Experience conducting counterintelligence analysis, CI threat assessments, foreign intelligence entity analysis, insider threat analysis, cyber CI analysis, or CI support to operations.
Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, Combatant Command, cyber, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, law enforcement, security, or national security missions.
Strong understanding of foreign intelligence threats, adversary collection methods, insider threat indicators, CI risk factors, and operational security considerations.
Experience researching, evaluating, and synthesizing reporting from multiple classified and open sources.
Experience writing CI assessments, threat products, operational summaries, intelligence products, RFIs, or senior leader briefings.
Familiarity with IC analytic standards, structured analytic techniques, and source evaluation principles.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, respond quickly to customer requirements, and produce high-quality products in a dynamic mission environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and common IC research/reporting tools.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience supporting USCYBERCOM, CNMF, NSA, DIA, Army Cyber, Fleet Cyber, AFCYBER, MARFORCYBER, a Cyber Mission Force team, Combatant Command, or a J2/J3/J5/J39 staff.
Experience with cyber counterintelligence, cyber threat actors, foreign intelligence service cyber activity, APTs, cyber-enabled influence, adversary infrastructure, malware ecosystems, or cyber actor TTPs.
Formal counterintelligence training or experience as a credentialed CI agent, CI analyst, military CI specialist, or equivalent DoD/IC CI professional.
Experience supporting insider threat programs, security investigations, threat vetting, CI inquiries, CI support to research and technology protection, or CI support to operations.
Familiarity with tools such as M3, TAC, Palantir, Analyst’s Notebook, FADE/MIST, RMT, Intelbook, or comparable IC databases and analytic platforms.
Experience supporting operational planning teams, targeting working groups, collection management forums, intelligence synchronization meetings, or commander’s update briefs.
Knowledge of DoD CI authorities, reporting channels, OPSEC principles, security disciplines, and intelligence oversight considerations.
Master’s degree in Intelligence Studies, National Security, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Political Science, Security Studies, Criminal Justice, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide senior counterintelligence analysis in support of CNMF J2 mission requirements, cyberspace operations, operational planning, force protection, risk assessment, and senior leader decision-making.
Identify, assess, and characterize foreign intelligence entity threats, adversary collection efforts, insider threat indicators, cyber-enabled CI risks, and threats to personnel, operations, information, facilities, systems, and mission partners.
Fuse all-source intelligence, CI reporting, cyber threat intelligence, security reporting, operational context, and mission partner inputs into timely and relevant CI assessments.
Produce written CI products, threat assessments, vulnerability assessments, analytic notes, briefings, executive summaries, and rapid-response products tailored to operational and senior leader needs.
Support CI-focused requests for information, threat vetting, mission risk reviews, operational planning teams, working groups, and intelligence synchronization forums.
Evaluate adversary intelligence services, cyber actors, proxies, malign influence actors, collection methods, targeting patterns, elicitation risks, and operational TTPs relevant to cyber mission forces.
Identify intelligence gaps and recommend collection, research, analytic, or coordination actions to improve understanding of CI threats.
Coordinate with J2 analysts, security personnel, insider threat personnel, cyber operators, planners, collection managers, law enforcement, and interagency mission partners.
Apply structured analytic techniques, IC analytic standards, and CI tradecraft to ensure analytic rigor, sourcing transparency, and confidence-based assessments.
Prepare and deliver concise CI briefings to technical and non-technical audiences, including government, military, and contractor stakeholders.
Support development of CI awareness materials, threat briefings, mission risk products, and other customer-directed deliverables.
Mentor analysts and mission partners on CI threat recognition, analytic tradecraft, reporting quality, and operational relevance.