Insider Threat Analyst — Detect & Mitigate Risks

Kelly Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is seeking an Insider Threat Analyst for a DC-area cybersecurity firm. The role focuses on identifying, investigating, and mitigating insider risk across the organization.

This position collaborates with security, HR, legal, and management teams to monitor suspicious activity, analyze threat intelligence, and strengthen the insider threat program. Responsibilities include monitoring alerts, developing policies, gathering threat intelligence, and using Microsoft

Qualifications

• 3+ years of insider threat, intelligence, counterintelligence, law enforcement, corporate security, or investigations.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field from a U.S. accredited institution.
• Experience developing or implementing an insider threat program.
• Hands-on experience monitoring alerts, triaging security events, and investigating potential insider threats.
• Experience with Microsoft security tools such as Sentinel; experience with Qualys, CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, CyberArk, or SolarWinds is a plus.
• Security certification such as CISSP, GIAC, CEH, Security+, Network+, or equivalent.
• Currently hold a Public Trust or have the ability to obtain one.
• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and investigate potential insider threat and risk activity.
• Develop and maintain insider threat policies, procedures, and security controls.
• Gather and analyze internal and external threat intelligence to identify emerging risks.
• Use Microsoft security tools, including Sentinel, to detect and respond to suspicious activity.
• Partner with security, HR, legal, and management teams on insider threat investigations.
• Document investigations, findings, risk assessments, and remediation activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field from a U.S. accredited institution

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Qualys

CrowdStrike

Cloudflare

CyberArk

SolarWinds

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is seeking an Insider Threat Analyst for a DC-area cybersecurity firm. The role focuses on identifying, investigating, and mitigating insider risk across the organization.

This position collaborates with security, HR, legal, and management teams to monitor suspicious activity, analyze threat intelligence, and strengthen the insider threat program. Responsibilities include monitoring alerts, developing policies, gathering threat intelligence, and using Microsoft