Senior Insider Threat Strategist – Federal Security

MELE Associates, Inc.; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision

401(k) with Employer Match

Federal Holidays

3 weeks vacation

Job summary

MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking a senior Insider Threat professional for its Germantown, MD on-site role. The position focuses on developing insider threat positions, coordinating with multiple teams to enhance protection technologies, and ensuring alignment with NNSA and DOE benchmarks.

The candidate will analyze policy data, support information sharing, and help craft enterprise-wide risk mitigation strategies while maintaining compliance with federal standards and program requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of cybersecurity or security field experience.
• 5+ years supporting a federal agency Insider Threat program.
• In the past 5 years: CERT Insider Threat Program Manager Certificate; CERT Insider Risk Management Measures of Effectiveness Certificate; or Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional (Fundamentals & Analysis).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent may substitute 4 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops NNSA Insider Threat positions using gov and commercial systems to detect insider threats.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance security tech—DLP, SIEM, UEBA.
• Collects and analyzes policy data to support coordination and information-sharing processes for insider threats.
• Formulates NNSA policy positions to support enterprise-wide insider threat risk mitigation.
• Develops NA-70 strategies for data access for insider threat analysis from multiple sources.
• Tracks actions from data sharing findings and coordinates input to DOE ITP annual reports.
• Works with ITP stakeholders to assess resources and identify needed support for data sharing.

Skills

10+ years cybersecurity

5+ years Insider Threat support

Security certification track

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking a senior Insider Threat professional for its Germantown, MD on-site role. The position focuses on developing insider threat positions, coordinating with multiple teams to enhance protection technologies, and ensuring alignment with NNSA and DOE benchmarks.

The candidate will analyze policy data, support information sharing, and help craft enterprise-wide risk mitigation strategies while maintaining compliance with federal standards and program requirements.