Intelligence Analyst

Cyberstrike: People Powering Government; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyberstrike: People Powering Government seeks a Program Manager and Senior Advisor for Research Security in Silver Spring, MD. This hybrid role advances national security at the intersection of science and government, overseeing CI threat assessments and due diligence for collaborations.

The senior position requires 10+ years in counterintelligence within government or research settings, with NSPM-33 expertise and export-control experience to protect NOAA’s critical research assets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years counterintelligence experience in government or research environments.
• Deep knowledge of NSPM-33 and research security frameworks.
• Experience with ITAR, EAR and export control regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leading threat assessments and foreign influence analysis across NOAA research programmes.
• Developing CI-focused due diligence processes for classified and unclassified research collaborations.
• Contributing to export control policy and technology control plan assessments.
• Building procedures to identify and mitigate nation-state threats to NOAA research.
• Developing the NOAA Critical Assets List and identifying critical technologies.
• Briefer NOAA personnel on CI trends and threat indicators.
• Leading supply chain risk management processes to protect research integrity.

Skills

Counterintelligence experience

NSPM-33 knowledge

Export control regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Intelligence Studies, International Relations, Cybersecurity or related field

Job description

Are you a counterintelligence professional with 10+ years of experience protecting critical research from foreign threats?

This is a senior role that sits at the intersection of national security and scientific research — and it's genuinely one of the most mission-critical positions in the federal research security space right now.

A 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Award winning contractor is looking for a Program Manager and Senior Advisor for Research Security to support NOAA's research security programme in Silver Spring, Maryland.

What you'd actually be doing:

• Leading threat assessments and foreign influence analysis across NOAA research programmes
• Developing CI-focused due diligence processes for both classified and unclassified research collaborations
• Contributing to export control policy and technology control plan assessments
• Building procedures to identify and mitigate nation-state threats to NOAA research
• Developing the NOAA Critical Assets List — identifying critical technologies vulnerable to foreign acquisition
• Briefing NOAA personnel on CI trends and threat indicators
• Leading supply chain risk management processes to protect research integrity

What they need:

• 10+ years counterintelligence experience in a government or research environment
• Deep knowledge of NSPM-33 and research security frameworks
• Experience with ITAR, EAR and export control regulations
• Bachelor's degree in Intelligence Studies, International Relations, Cybersecurity or related field

Location:

Hybrid — Silver Spring, MD

This is for someone who understands that foreign adversaries don't just target weapons programmes — they target the science that underpins them. If protecting America's research advantage is the work you were built for, this is the role.