Insider Threat Analyst

Description

Job Description:

Leidos is looking for an Insider Threat Analyst to assist with the development of an insider threat program and its software; utilizing big data analytics, SIEM (preferably Splunk), next-gen firewalls, custom logging, and other network utilities, to join our Cyber Security Intelligence & Response Team (CSIRT). The analyst will support the effort to develop the insider threat program and assist with the design, testing, deployment, maintenance, operation, and constant evolution of the system.  This will include the development of User Behavior Analytics (UBA) via data mining and the review of large amounts of complex data types to detect and create indicators for potential insider threat activity. The analyst will also investigate leads generated and work with the various investigation organizations within Leidos to determine their legitimacy. The analyst will also support cyber security initiatives through both predictive and reactive analysis, articulating emerging trends to leadership, staff, and external organizations.  The ideal candidate would have some knowledge of insider threat activities and counterintelligence forensic investigation(s) and understand the concepts involved with these types of activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Investigate leads generated and work with the various investigation organizations within Leidos to determine their legitimacy
• Assist with the development of the CSIRT insider threat program by integrating, evaluating, and interpreting multiple sources of information to detect foreign, criminal, and insider threats activities.
• Help design, maintain, and constantly evolve an automated capability to data mine and analyze large volumes of data to identify potential insider threat behaviors, indicators or other activity.
• Create Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for identifying insider threats and brief leadership, team members and other involved parties on emerging threats.
• Gather, integrate, review, analyze, and respond to information derived from Insider Threat, Counter-Intelligence, Security, legal, HR and other information sources in order to identify potential insider threat concerns.
• Develop and document user activity monitoring triggers and behavioral indicators, which will be utilized to identify potential insider threats. Identify gaps and create necessary adjustments to account for them.
• Serve as subject matter expert to coworkers and customers and provide guidance in designing and implementing insider threat detections and other techniques.
• Provide analytic case support to investigations, administrative or security inquiries, counterintelligence risk assessments, or other assessments as needed
• Perform complex forensic investigations and support legal eDiscovery requests and incidents as required.
• Execute and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Insider Threat Program
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams which can include, counterintelligence, legal, privacy, human resources, cyber, personnel security
• Job responsibilities may include: Security Alerting Response, Workflow Management Input, Data Analysis & Correlation, Incident Handling (coordination of resources and response efforts), Threat Classification, Critical Incident Escalation, Mitigation Coordination and embracing defined SOC operational and functional policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years or technical experience, Master’s degree with minimum 1 year of technical experience, or 4-8 years of relevant experience with demonstrated knowledge of cyber security and/or insider threat investigations.
• Ability to function in a fast moving and complex collaborative environment, seeking continuous consultation with other analysts and customers, both internal and external to the organization, to leverage analytical and technical expertise.
• Understanding of Insider Threat investigations, reporting, tools, and detection methods.
• Knowledge of how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], services (e.g., web, mail, DNS), and how they interact to provide network communications
• Experience with digital forensic investigations
• Experience with Splunk (preferred) or other SIEM-type platforms
• US Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with forensic investigations and litigation support principles and methodologies
• Knowledge of system administration, network, and operating system hardening techniques for Windows and Unix
• Programming experience and customized script development (Python preferred)
• Skilled in preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy principles
• Knowledge of operating system command-line tools
• Ability to exercise judgment when policies are not well-defined

Pay Range:

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About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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