Risk Analyst Jobs in Virginia

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+

Target Salary Range: $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.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.