Operational Support Research Analyst Expert

Location: USA MD Fort Meade Full Part/Time: Full time Job Req: RQ228124 Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Science and Research

Job Description: The Expert-Level HUMINT Operational Support Research Analyst provides advanced research, analysis, operational support, and tradecraft-development expertise to enhance Human Intelligence (HUMINT) capabilities within the cyber domain. The analyst serves as a senior subject-matter expert responsible for translating operational experience, research findings, emerging cyber-domain challenges, and lessons learned into validated HUMINT best practices, tactics, techniques, procedures (TTPs), methodologies, training requirements, and enduring tradecraft. The position supports operational planning and execution by conducting complex research, identifying operational and intelligence gaps, fusing human-centric information with cyber and digital-domain context, and developing products that are relevant, actionable, appropriately sourced, and responsive to mission requirements. A primary responsibility is the systematic identification and capture of best practices and lessons learned through the Joint Lessons Learned Process (JLLP), operational observations, exercises, training events, and research activities. The analyst evaluates these observations, validates their applicability, develops recommended resolutions, assesses their effectiveness, and disseminates validated practices to improve HUMINT tradecraft across the organization. What You Will Need to Succeed: Education: Master's in Information Technology Clearance: TS/SCI eligible and able to obtain and maintain a polygraph Years of Experience: 20+ Desired Skills: Cybersecurity: risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, event correlation, antivirus and security product assessment, and attacker and defender methodologies. Analyst: In depth target development, full scope project handling, customer interfacing. Networking: TCP/IP Network Design, Analysis, Security, Installation, and troubleshooting. Application Development : | Java | PowerShellSoftware Applications : Windows Sysinternals | Wireshark || Metasploit | Nmap | VMware/vSphere | Oracle Virtual Box | Elasticsearch | Kibana | Logstash | Security Onion | Pfsense | SPLUNKDesired Education: Joint Cyber Analysis Course; Digital Network Exploitation; Intermediate Cyber Core, and Defense and Counter Infiltration Security Operations & Engineering: Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Continuous Monitoring, Purple/Red Teaming, Adversary Emulation, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain Technical Tools: ACAS/NESSUS, NMAP, Wireshark, SCAP, STIGFirewall Technologies: Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint Penetration Testing Experience Hunt ForwardSOC enterprise level systems vulnerability analysis