Insider Risk Analyst

Peraton is seeking an insider risk analyst to detect, evaluate, and mitigate insider risks from data theft, espionage, fraud, sabotage, unintentional incidents, and workplace violence.  Individual will be part of a fast-growing team charged with building an exceptional insider risk and counterintelligence capability.  

Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Work collaboratively to develop, monitor, and evolve corporate insider risk detections and identify high risk behavior.
• Correlate information from multiple technical (user activity monitoring (UAM), user behavior analytics (UBA), data loss prevention (DLP), security information and event management (SIEM)) and non-technical data sources to enable proactive insider risk detection.
•  Provide analytical and investigative support to internal counterintelligence and insider risk mitigation efforts.
•  Effectively conduct interviews of persons of interest and gather information in support of investigations.
•  Prepare and deliver reports, using metrics and data visualizations, to effectively communicate findings, trends, and patterns.
•  Develop recommendations to address and remediate threat discoveries, and proactive measures to promote a secure environment.
•  Steady involvement in all aspects of insider risk and counterintelligence program, including developing security awareness, training, and education products.
•   Provide effective briefings to large audiences, key stakeholders, and senior leaders, on insider risk or counterintelligence issues using metrics and analysis.
•  Maintain an all-source approach to evaluating insider risks, using a range of tools and data sources, both internal and external.
•  Totality of access and subsequent analysis will help identify trends, patterns, and anomalies, inform significant risk-based decisions, and proactively mitigate threats.

• 0 years of experience with a Bachelors Degree. 
• Requires a BS/BA in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or equivalent degree.
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance.
• Basic understanding of insider risk and counterintelligence risk activity such as data theft, espionage, fraud, sabotage, unintentional incidents, and workplace violence.
• Familiarity with insider risk detection technologies, including but not limited to UAM, UBA, SIEM, DLP.
• Experience interpreting data and analyzing non-technical data feeds to uncover anomalies.
• Basic knowledge of Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) or similar environment methodology, to include threat monitoring, intrusion detection, incident response, handling, and remediation.
• Ability to conduct open-source intelligence analysis.
• Excellent critical thinking, organization, and communication skills and ability to work on various tasks with competing deadlines.
• Curiosity and willingness to explore new technologies that will make the Insider Risk program more effective and efficient. 

 

Preferred Skills:

• Proficient in one or more of the following languages: Python, C#, C++, Perl, Java
• Experience analyzing, cleaning, transforming, and manipulating data.
• Experience working within an unclassified managed attribution environment.
• Prior experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or Network Operation Center (NOC).
• Certified or able to become certified in Security+, Network+

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

$51,000 - $82,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.