Why This Role Stands Out
Elevate your career by joining Accenture Federal Services, a top-tier workplace where you will lead critical insider threat programs and gain invaluable experience protecting national security. You will thrive in this hybrid role if you are a strategic thinker eager to sharpen your analytical skills within a collaborative, mission-driven team that prioritizes your professional growth. Apply today to make a meaningful impact and advance your expertise in a supportive, industry-leading environment.
Quick Overview
Job Description
Who you'll be:
As the Insider Threat Monitoring Lead, you will be pivotal in establishing, operating, and refining a comprehensive insider threat program. Your expertise will focus on developing and implementing strategies for deterrence, detection, and mitigation to safeguard sensitive information and assets. You will analyze threat data, assess risks, identify vulnerabilities, and design countermeasures to neutralize potential threats.
What you'll do:
- Establish and advance a comprehensive insider threat program.
- Develop and implement deterrence, detection, and mitigation strategies.
- Gather, integrate, and analyze threat-related data.
- Assess risks, identify vulnerabilities, and design effective countermeasures.
- Monitor employee activity across enterprise networks to enforce data protection and network security protocols.
- Analyze intelligence to prioritize security risks and respond swiftly to emerging threats.
- Provide ad hoc training and mentorship to junior team members.
What you'll need:
- 3 years of professional experience with insider threat program principles, methodologies, and best practices.
- In-depth knowledge of deterrence, detection, and mitigation strategies for insider threats.
- Proficiency in gathering, integrating, analyzing, and responding to threat-related information.
- Experience assessing risks, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing effective countermeasures.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, network security, and data protection.
- Experience monitoring employee use of enterprise networks.
- Ability to identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate security risks.
- Skill in analyzing intelligence to understand and neutralize threats.
- Thorough knowledge of relevant government policies and regulations, including NISPOM, Executive Order 13587, and the Presidential Memorandum on insider threat standards.
- Experience providing ad hoc training to junior team members in a collaborative environment.
- Maintains active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.
Nice to have:
- Experience developing or maturing enterprise-wide insider threat programs.
- Familiarity with advanced threat detection tools and behavioral analytics.
- Background in incident response and digital forensics.
- Experience working with cross-functional security teams.
- Knowledge of additional federal or industry-specific security standards and frameworks.
- Prior experience briefing executive leadership or government stakeholders on insider threat matters.
Security Clearance:
• Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required, depending on position
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