Risk Mitigation Specialist - Mid

Cherokee Federal; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Job summary

Cherokee Strategic Edge, part of Cherokee Federal, seeks a Risk Mitigation Specialist - Mid to lead analytic efforts across intelligence and security programs. You will collect data, assess threats, and craft concise, actionable risk products for mission assurance.

The role requires strong independent work, collaboration with operational planners, and the ability to present risk findings to senior leaders. Competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Current TS/SCI with ability to obtain a polygraph.
• 8+ years of risk mitigation analysis experience; 4 recent within USSOCOM Enterprise or interagency.
• Bachelor's degree or 10 years of military intelligence experience.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and ability to work independently.
• Ability to collaborate with operational and intelligence planners; develop concise products.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data to validate risks to people, assets, and operations.
• Assess global risks and support CI analytics for operations and supply chains.
• Collaborate with CI Analysts to present threats and risk probabilities.
• Conduct risk assessments for proposed operations and partnerships.
• Design countermeasures to reduce identified risks to acceptable levels.
• Present findings to senior decision-makers and oversight bodies.
• Monitor compliance with security policies and track remediation.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph eligibility

Risk analysis

Team leadership

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive summaries

Education

Bachelor's degree or 10 years military experience

Tools

FOCI knowledge

Job description

Risk Mitigation Specialist - Mid Responsibilities Include:

• Collect and analyze data sets to validate people, assets, utilities, infrastructure, and the information environment associated with client priorities.
• Assess global risks and threats, supporting CI analytics for SOF and HUMINT operations as well as military and commercial supply chain activities.
• Collaborate with CI Analysts to present new or anticipated threats and related probabilities of risks
• Conduct comprehensive Risk Assessments for proposed intelligence operations, new technologies, or collaborative partnerships to identify potential security and counterintelligence threats.
• Analyze foreign intelligence entity (FIE) threats, tactics, and targeting patterns to inform defensive measures.
• Perform vulnerability analyses of internal processes, operational plans, and technical systems to identify potential weaknesses an adversary could exploit.
• Interview personnel involved in security incidents or anomalies to determine the root cause, scope, and potential damage of a compromise.
• Design and recommend specific countermeasures-procedural, technical, or operational-to reduce identified risks to an acceptable level.
• Create and deliver tailored security, counterintelligence, and OPSEC (Operations Security) briefings for personnel and teams based on their specific roles or mission sets.
• Collaborate with legal, policy, and technical experts to ensure proposed mitigation strategies are effective, compliant, and feasible.
• Conduct periodic inspections and reviews of ongoing activities to ensure that emplaced risk mitigation measures are being adhered to.
• Monitor and report on compliance with agency and IC-wide security policies and directives.
• Track the remediation of identified vulnerabilities and policy deviations, ensuring that corrective actions are completed and effective.
• Review after-action reports from security incidents to identify systemic issues and recommend improvements to agency-wide policy and training.
• Serve as the primary security and risk advisor to leaders and managers of operational, technical, or analytic teams.
• Prepare and present formal risk assessments, findings, and recommendations to senior decision-making bodies and oversight committees.
• Liaise with counterparts in other IC agencies to deconflict activities and share best practices and threat information.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Risk Mitigation Specialist - Mid Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested:

• Current TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph
• At least 8 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to Risk Mitigation with the most 4 recent within USSOCOM Enterprise or Interagency equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree or 10 years of military experience in the intelligence career field.
• Demonstrates comprehensive mission knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other operational and intelligence planner.
• Demonstrates ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence.
• Demonstrates ability to lead teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge and understanding of Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) mitigation, including the performance of reviews, special analyses, and evaluations of business operations to develop and implement integrated mitigation strategies.
• Demonstrates in-depth analysis of FOCI-related operations, with the ability to coordinate multiple reports, generate concise executive summaries, and clearly articulate key findings to senior-leader decision makers.
  • Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

Company Information:

Cherokee Strategic Edge (CSE) is a part of Cherokee Federal - the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government's mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CSE, visit cherokee-federal.com.

Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.

Compensation & Benefits:

Pay commensurate with experience.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided.
• Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

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• Threat Analyst
• Intelligence Planner
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Keywords:

• Vulnerability assessment
• Risk assessment
• Policy deviations
• Supply Chain Risk Management

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