Mid-Level Insider Threat Analyst

Socket.dev; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental and eye

Low-cost family health care

Federal Holidays and 3 weeks vacation

401(k) with employer match

Cross-training opportunities

Job summary

MELE Associates, Inc. in Germantown, MD is seeking a senior insider threat professional to collect and analyze policy information and support the NNSA Insider Protection Program through enterprise-wide risk mitigation.

The ideal candidate has 7 years in cybersecurity, federal contracting experience, and active clearance eligibility with specific CERT credentials; this is a full-time on-site role with travel.

Qualifications

• 7 years’ experience in cybersecurity or security related field.
• 1 year experience supporting a federal agency or cleared federal contractor Insider Threat program.
• Obtain within 1 year: CERT Insider Threat Program Manager Certificate; CERT Insider Risk Management Measures of Effectiveness Certificate; Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional (Fundamentals & Analysis).
• A bachelor’s degree or similar credential may be substituted for 4 years of experience.
• Active Q or TS clearance w/ SCI eligibility or Favorably adjudicated Tier V personnel security background investigation not more than 4.5 years from proposed entry onto contract.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes policy information to support insider threat prevention, detection, and response.
• Formulates NNSA policy positions to provide enterprise-wide insider threat risk mitigation strategies.
• Develops data access strategies for insider threat analysis from multiple sources.
• Develops processes to track actions from findings and coordinate DOE ITP annual reports.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Insider Threat

Policy analysis

Clearance knowledge

Education

CERT Insider Threat Program Manager Certificate

CERT Insider Risk Management Measures of Effectiveness Certificate

Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional (Fundamentals & Analysis)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent substituted for 4 years of experience

Job description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Collects and analyzes policy and disparate information to assist NNSA Insider Protection Program Manager and NNSA Local Insider Threat Working Groups in preventing, detecting, and responding to insider activity in accordance with DOE and national Level insider threat guidance.
• Formulates NNSA policy positions to provide NNSA enterprise-wide insider threat risk mitigation strategies to better integrate DOE ITP responsibilities, ensuring that the DSO can centrally manage all aspects of the ITP. Develops strategies for accessing data for insider threat analysis from multiple sources.
• Developing processes to track actions taken in response to findings and recommendations NNSA ITP receives from independent assessments and provide coordinate NNSA input to DOE ITP annual reports to include actions ITP has taken to address program assessment findings and recommendation NNSA ICW with contracting officers, to ensure contractor specific ITP responsibilities are clearly stated and consistently applied across sites.
• Work with ITP stakeholders to assess the programs human, financial and technical resources and make recommendations identify all departmental resources that support the ITP.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7 years’ experience in cybersecurity or security related field
• 1 years’ experience supporting a federal agency or cleared federal contractor Insider Threat program
• Obtain within 1 year:
  • CERT Insider Threat Program Manager Certificate
  • CERT Insider Risk Management Measures of Effectiveness Certificate
  • Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional (Fundamentals & Analysis)
• A bachelor’s degree or similar credential may be substituted for 4 years of experience
• Active Q or TS clearance w/ SCI eligibility or Favorably adjudicated Tier V personnel security background investigation not more than 4.5 years from proposed entry onto contract

LOCATION:

This is a full-time on-site position in Germantown, MD with 20% travel.

SALARY:

Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. The salary range for this position is $150K to $165K.

Benefits MELE Offers

• Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
• Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
• Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Cross-training opportunities

About MELE

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include national security, intelligence, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, emergency response training/management, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.