Insider Threat Program Analyst

The Insider Threat Program Analyst will support a newly established program at NNSA to develop, coordinate, and improve insider threat policy, practices, and activities at NNSA headquarters and sites. The primary responsibilities include basic program support, research into best practices, and program improvement.  This position is contingent on contract award.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Basic Program Support

• Support meetings with sites by agenda design and preparation, meeting facilitation, note-taking, and meeting summarization.
• Work with other stakeholders in OGC, HR, DOE Intelligence, cyber security, personnel security, the Office of Privacy, and others to develop and implement policies to protect NNSA assets, activities, and programs.
• Develop, execute, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the NNSA Insider Threat Program.
• Support the establishment of program guidelines and requirements to ensure policy implementation at headquarters and NNSA sites.
• Develop and support the delivery of questionnaires or other data-gathering efforts to improve insight into the performance and effectiveness of insider threat programs at individual NSNA sites. ‘
• Help develop, track, and manage metrics to provide insight into the status of the sites’ program implementation.
• Track compliance with the requirements of the Executive Order (E.O.) 13587 and the Presidential Memorandum, “National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive Branch Insider Threat Programs.”
• Compile results into meaningful reports to support senior decisionmakers.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on the program to effectively communicate status and decision needs.

Best Practices Research

• Engage in outreach to ascertain best practices in federal agencies, especially those with extremely low risk tolerance.
• Conduct open-source research about emerging technologies, industry trends, and developments in countering insider threats.
• Researching and summarizing insights into effective mechanisms to deter, detect and mitigate insider threats.

Program Improvement

• Identify information gaps and develop courses of action to close those gaps.
• Work with DOE and NNSA leadership to develop strategies to deter, detect, and respond to threats.
• Understand the various roles of federal agencies in combatting insider threats, and potential intersection points with DOE and NNSA policy and processes.
• Create material for awareness campaigns, job aids, and reference aids for insider threat programs.
• Serve as the liaison to the Security Analysis Cell for understanding current threats and adversary TTPs.
• Brief findings from insider threat cases to highlight the need for policy or process improvements.
• Proactively identify mechanisms to sharing findings or lessons learned with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop table-top exercises designed to demonstrate NNSA implementation of insider threat policy, guidance, and procedures.
• Update workflows and process to ensure alignment with the needs and processes of NNSA, DOE, and external agencies, as warranted.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active DOE Q or TS/SCI clearance
• Ten (10) years of experience in any of the following fields: insider threat; law enforcement; intelligence (collection, targeting, or analysis); counterintelligence; corporate security; investigations. Or a bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience
• Five (5) year’s experience supporting a federal agency or cleared federal contractor Insider Threat program
• Within the past five (5) years, certification achieved:

Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional - Analysis (CCITP-A) and CCITP – Fundamentals (CCITP-F) or

CERT Insider Threat Program Manager (ITPM) or

Certified Insider Risk Management Measures of Effectiveness Certificate

• The highest level of integrity and the ability to protect sensitive information
• Superior writing and briefing skills
• Experience with policy writing
• Experience in creating standard operating procedures, guidelines, processes, and intelligence product lines
• The ability to excel in a team environment, where team members are dispersed
• Experience coordinating several projects simultaneously and oversee the execution of daily duties with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of federal standards for insider threat programs
• Experience with open-source research.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Five or more years of experience with supporting or executing government policies and procedures
• Experience with analytical problem solving and familiar with conducting operations relating to insider threat, counterintelligence investigations, and counterespionage.
• Experience in policy development, implementation, and training
• Experience with providing subject matter expertise in industry or government settings
• Experience in advising senior management.

LOCATION: This is full-time onsite position in Washington, DC  20024, USA is contingent on contract award

#OPT

SALARY: Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

Benefits MELE Offers

· Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
· Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
· Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation
· 401(k) with Employer Match
· Cross-training opportunities


About MELE Associates, Inc.

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran and minority-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include National Security and Intelligence, CBRNE Defense and Security, Facility Management and Engineering, Law Enforcement and Emergency Response Training, Technical, Analytica, and Program Management Support, and IT/Cybersecurity.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.