Insider Threat Analyst

Project overview

A growing cybersecurity firm in DC is seeking an Insider Threat Analyst to identify, investigate, and mitigate potential insider threats across the organization. This role will work closely with security, HR, legal, and management teams to monitor suspicious activity, analyze threat intelligence, and strengthen the organization's insider threat program.

Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

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• Monitor security alerts and investigate potential insider threat and risk activity.
• Develop and maintain insider threat policies, procedures, and security controls.
• Gather and analyze internal and external threat intelligence to identify emerging risks.
• Use Microsoft security tools, including Sentinel, to detect and respond to suspicious activity.
• Partner with security, HR, legal, and management teams on insider threat investigations.
• Document investigations, findings, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
• 3+ years of experience in insider threat, intelligence, counterintelligence, law enforcement, corporate security, or investigations.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field from a U.S. accredited institution.
• Experience developing or implementing an insider threat program.
• Hands-on experience monitoring alerts, triaging security events, and investigating potential insider threats.
• Experience with Microsoft security tools such as Sentinel; experience with Qualys, CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, CyberArk, or SolarWinds is a plus.
• Security certification such as CISSP, GIAC, CEH, Security+, Network+, or equivalent.
• Currently hold a Public Trust or have the ability to obtain one.
• Ability to work onsite 3 days per week in Washington, DC.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Tysons, Virginia, United States, US
• Rate: 60-65 EUR/h