Insider Threat Program Support Officer

Leidos Inc; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Reston, Virginia, seeks an Insider Threat Program Support Officer for the DHS Insider Threat Program. You will provide programmatic support, policy development, metric collection and visualization, and brief senior leadership on outcomes.

The role emphasizes compliance with legal requirements, development of UAM policies, and analytics to identify indicators of compromise and counter threats. A Bachelor's in a technical field or Intelligence Studies is required, with 6+ years of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (cybersecurity, IT) or Intelligence Studies with 12+ years of experience.
• 6+ years of policy development, user activity monitoring or intelligence analysis.
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory requirements related to UAM and intelligence analysis.
• Experience developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, Splunk or other visualization tools.
• Previous experience as an Action Officer/Staff Officer.
• Ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain policies and procedures for UAM and intelligence analysis.
• Counsel leadership on insider threat policy and monitoring practices.
• Analyze data to support future state capabilities and indicators of compromise.
• Prepare briefings and recommendations for senior management.
• Conduct research on emerging threats and monitoring technologies.
• Compile, edit and publish program documentation.

Skills

Policy development

User activity monitoring

Intelligence analysis

Legal/regulatory compliance

Technical documentation

Microsoft Office

Power BI/Tableau/Splunk

Briefing experience

DHS EOD SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field or Intelligence Studies

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Splunk

Job description

Description

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for an Insider Threat Program Support Officer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Insider Threat Program (ITP). The Program Support Officer is responsible for providing programmatic support, metric collection and visualization, report generation, and developing, implementing, coordinating policies related to User Activity Monitoring (UAM) and Intelligence Analysis for the ITP Program within DHS. The role ensures the organization's current and future state comply with legal/regulatory requirements and supports the identification and mitigation of threats through the development of advanced intelligence analysis and identification of future state requirements. The role will also require providing staff officer support to the customer ensuring all documents, tasks, and requirements adhere to the highest standards for enterprise publication and distribution.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following:

Develop and maintain policies and procedures for User Activity Monitoring, Intelligence Analysis Tactics, Techniques and Procedures ensuring compliance with applicable laws, organizational directives, policies and standards. Counsel Leadership and stakeholders on future Insider Threat policy, systems monitoring and intelligence analysis best practices. Analyze captured data to help drive development of future state capability to identify indicators of compromise, and counter unauthorized activity or potential threats to the organization. Prepare and present recommendations and briefings to senior management and relevant stakeholders Conduct research on emerging threats, monitoring technologies, and intelligence analysis methodologies for potential application. Compile, edit and publish documentation in support of the program Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field (e.cybersecurity, IT) or in Intelligence Studies and 12 years of experience.
• 6+ years of policy development, user activity monitoring or intelligence analysis
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory requirements as they apply to the nexus of UAM and Intelligence Analysis
• Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports
• Advanced Microsoft Office Skills (PowerPoint, Word and Excel specifically)
• Experience using Power BI, Tableau, Splunk or other visualization tools
• Previous experience as an Action Officer/Staff Officer
• Previous briefing experience at the Field Grade (O5/O6 or GS14/15) Level
• Ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Cybersecurity, Intelligence Analysis or related Discipline
• 10+ years of policy development, user activity monitoring or intelligence analysis
• Previous experience as an Executive level (General Officer (GO)/Flag Officer (FO)/Senior Executive Service (SES)) Action Officer/Staff Officer
• Previous briefing experience at the Executive/Agency (GO/FO/SES) Level
• Previous experience using workflow management software.
• Previous policy development experience at the Agency Level.
• Previous Technical Writing/Editing/publishing experience.

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Original Posting: September 10, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $116,350.00 - $210,325.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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