Leads insider risk analysis for a cyber insider risk program, including all-source intelligence fusion, investigations, threat detection, user behavior analysis, supply-chain and third-party cyber due diligence, and intelligence product development. The role supports critical infrastructure missions, conducts damage assessments, identifies anomalous activity, and briefs senior leaders on insider threats, foreign intelligence risks, vendor vulnerabilities, and cyber supply-chain concerns.
About Agile Defense
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
Requisition #: 1855
Job Title: Senior Mission Assurance Analyst
Location: Remote
Clearance Level: Public Trust
Job Description
- Threat Analysis & Fusion: Review, correlate, and analyze all-source intelligence (OSINT, CYBINT and closed commercial intelligence) to evaluate foreign intelligence or criminal capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) targeting US Critical Infrastructure.
- Investigation & Operational Support: Provide direct analytical backing to Insider Risk investigations, operations, damage assessments, and intelligence inquiries; identify leads, anomalies.
- Insider Risk Detection: Collaborate, and provide technical expertise to insider risk analysts, integrating User Activity Monitoring (UAM) or User Behavior Analysis, perform retrospective analysis, travel disclosures, technical and behavioral indicators to surface indicators of compromise.
- Supply chain/partner due diligence: Third Party Organizational, Vendor Risk Assessment and vulnerability reports tailored for senior leaders.
- Perform cyber due diligence: Third-party risk intelligence, including technology stack, domains/sub/DNS/WHOIS/IPs, cyber supply chain, ransomware susceptibility, financial impact, compromised credentials, and high-risk asset findings.
- Briefings & Dissemination: Independently author intelligence reports, finished formal analytic products, FOCI threat advisories, and strategic assessments aligned industry best practices.
The Senior Mission Assurance Analyst supports an Insider Risk Program, serves as SME, performing insider risk analysis, analytical product development, supply assessment and triage of potential insider threat activity under the direction of Insider Risk Program Manager. Work within an established Cyber Insider Risk program to apply both the technical, intelligence and human dimensions of insider risk analysis while ensuring activities are conducted in accordance with applicable customer guidelines.
The Senior Mission Assurance Analyst will perform and lead the following task:
Years of Experience
- 10+ years
Preferred Skills
- Previous experience as a counterintelligence or intelligence analyst in an insider threat program, ideally in a federal or cleared environment where NITTF-aligned, Counterintelligence or FBI Insider Threat experience or equivalent standards applied.
- Experience supporting and leading as an analyst a federal law enforcement, intelligence community, or national security missions with a focus on Critical Infrastructure Completion of accredited CI foundational training (e.g., CI Special Agent Course [CISAC], technically trained agent, Counterintelligence All-Source Analysis Course [CIASAC], or equivalent service/agency schooling).
- Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional (CCITP) certification desired.
- Top Secret clearance desired
In addition, Agile Defense invests in its employees beyond just compensation. Agile’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Learning and Development opportunities as well as other optional benefit elections.
Our Core Values
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
- Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
- Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
- Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
- Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
- Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
- Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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