Operational Support Research Analyst Expert

General Dynamics Information Technology; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks an Expert-Level HUMINT Operational Support Research Analyst to advance HUMINT capabilities in the cyber domain. You will translate lessons learned into validated TTPs, methodologies, and training needs, supporting planning, analysis, and tradecraft development across missions.

The role emphasizes best practices, complex research, and end-to-end product development to improve HUMINT capabilities with cutting-edge cyber insights.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Information Technology (required).
• TS/SCI eligible and able to obtain polygraph.
• 20+ years of related experience within HUMINT/cyber domains.

Responsibilities

• Translate operational experience into validated HUMINT best practices and TTPs for cyber HUMINT.
• Support planning and execution by identifying gaps and developing actionable products.
• Capture lessons learned through JLLP and disseminate validated practices to improve tradecraft.

Skills

Cybersecurity

HUMINT analysis

Target development

Networking

SIEM tools

Windows tools

Education

Master’s in Information Technology

Tools

Nessus/ACAS

Wireshark

Metasploit

Nmap

Splunk

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Pfsense

VMware

Job description

What You Will Need to Succeed:

The Expert-Level HUMINT Operational Support Research Analyst provides advanced research, analysis, operational support, and tradecraft-development expertise to enhance Human Intelligence (HUMINT) capabilities within the cyber domain. The analyst serves as a senior subject-matter expert responsible for translating operational experience, research findings, emerging cyber-domain challenges, and lessons learned into validated HUMINT best practices, tactics, techniques, procedures (TTPs), methodologies, training requirements, and enduring tradecraft.

The position supports operational planning and execution by conducting complex research, identifying operational and intelligence gaps, fusing human-centric information with cyber and digital-domain context, and developing products that are relevant, actionable, appropriately sourced, and responsive to mission requirements.

A primary responsibility is the systematic identification and capture of best practices and lessons learned through the Joint Lessons Learned Process (JLLP), operational observations, exercises, training events, and research activities. The analyst evaluates these observations, validates their applicability, develops recommended resolutions, assesses their effectiveness, and disseminates validated practices to improve HUMINT tradecraft across the organization.

Education: Master's in Information Technology

Clearance: TS/SCI eligible and able to obtain and maintain a polygraph

Years of Experience:20+

Desired Skills:

• Cybersecurity: risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, event correlation, antivirus and security product assessment, and attacker and defender methodologies.
• Analyst: In depth target development, full scope project handling, customer interfacing.
• Networking: TCP/IP Network Design, Analysis, Security, Installation, and troubleshooting.
• Application Development: | Java | PowerShell
• Software Applications: Windows Sysinternals | Wireshark || Metasploit | Nmap | VMware/vSphere | Oracle VirtualBox | Elasticsearch | Kibana | Logstash | SecurityOnion | Pfsense | SPLUNK
• Desired Education: Joint Cyber Analysis Course; Digital Network Exploitation; Intermediate Cyber Core, and Defense and Counter Infiltration
• Security Operations & Engineering: Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Continuous Monitoring, Purple/Red Teaming, Adversary Emulation, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain
• Technical Tools: ACAS/NESSUS, NMAP, Wireshark, SCAP, STIG
• Firewall Technologies: Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint
• Penetration Testing
• Experience Hunt Forward
• SOC enterprise level systems vulnerability analysis

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