Insider Threat Analyst

Piper Companies; Camp Springs (MD); On-site; USD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Benefits Package

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Insider Threat Support Analyst to support a federal agency in the Washington DC metro area. This onsite role is based in Camp Springs, MD and focuses on insider threat detection and risk mitigation within a cybersecurity program.

The Analyst will monitor alerts, investigate potential data exfiltration, and contribute to risk scoring, reporting, and collaboration with cybersecurity, incident response, and intelligence teams.

Qualifications

• Active Secret, TS, or TS/SCI Clearance required.
• 2+ years of insider threat or user activity monitoring experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on Splunk or other UAM monitoring tools experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage insider threat alerts across Splunk, DLP, EDR, IAM, and user activity monitoring tools.
• Investigate suspicious user behavior, potential data exfiltration, and policy violations.
• Apply risk-scoring methodologies to assess and prioritize insider threat events.
• Document investigative findings, evidence, and recommended actions.
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, searches, and reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, incident response, and intelligence teams on investigations.
• Support insider threat trend analysis, reporting, and monitoring improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Investigative skills

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Splunk

EDR/NDR

IAM

Job description

Insider Threat Support Analyst

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Insider Threat Support Analyst to support a federal agency supporting immigration and homeland security operations. This position is onsite in Camp Springs, MD (Washington, DC metro area) supporting a cybersecurity program focused on insider threat detection and risk mitigation.

The Insider Threat Support Analyst will support a small insider risk team responsible for identifying suspicious user activity, investigating potential insider threats, and protecting sensitive systems and data.

*Added bonus: Candidates with an active Secret clearance will be UPGRADED to a TOP SECRET clearance after starting.*

Responsibilities

for the Insider Threat Support Analyst include:

• Monitor and triage insider threat alerts across Splunk, DLP, EDR, IAM, and user activity monitoring tools.
• Investigate suspicious user behavior, potential data exfiltration, and policy violations.
• Apply risk-scoring methodologies to assess and prioritize insider threat events.
• Document investigative findings, evidence, and recommended actions.
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, searches, and reporting capabilities.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, incident response, and intelligence teams on investigations.
• Support insider threat trend analysis, reporting, and monitoring improvements.

Qualifications

for the Insider Threat Support Analyst include:

• Active Secret, TS, or TS/SCI Clearance required
• Active Security+, CISSP, or equivalent cybersecurity certification.
• 2+ years of insider threat or user activity monitoring experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on Splunk or other UAM monitoring tools experience
• Experience with DLP, EDR/NDR, IAM
• Strong analytical, investigative, documentation, and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Compensation

for the Insider Threat Support Analyst includes:

• Salary: $135,000
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Maternity Leave, Military Reserve Pay Offset

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