The Digital Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Hunt Analyst supporting the HEITS Contract as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Insider Threat Program (ITP). This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience to support, sustain, design and evolve the database backbone of the ITP. The ITP mission is to identify insider threats to the department by utilizing advanced analytics, monitoring, and data correlation which in turn help address and eliminate potential threat actors from compromising the DHS mission in safeguarding the homeland.
The selected candidate will be responsible for the following:
- Examine, analyze, and search insider threat data to identify trends, patterns, and insights of potential insider threat indicators.
- Provide analytical, program support services related to the operation of UAM/ UEBA tool.
- Monitor UAM platform to identify emerging requirements related to insider threat events and coordinate across the enterprise to ensure timely response.
- Conduct further research on the UAM platform to identify patterns of concerning behavior related to a potential insider threat risk to the DHS enterprise.
- Provide proactive insider threat-based hunting across the DHS enterprise network, leveraging methodologies and behavioral analytics to detect, investigate, and mitigate anomalous activity and policy violations indicative of malicious insider behavior.
- Conduct continuous hunt operations across data and log sources, DHS platforms, EDR tools, and network traffic to identify patterns of insider threat behavior.
- Identify mitigation strategies to assist the investigative team in effectively reducing insider threat risk.
- Utilize UEBA (User and Entity Behavior Analytics) platforms and techniques to baseline user activity and detect deviations.
- Provide timely response to critical/high UAM alerts (within 4 hours during normal business hours).
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant insider threat experience or relevant experience. Additional years of experience with requisite certifications will be considered in leu of degree.
- Minimum of 4 years demonstrated knowledge of the intelligence cycle, analytic techniques, systems, processes, and organizations.
- Minimum of 4 years demonstrated knowledge of Threat Assessment & Mitigation Strategies.
- Have excellent written and verbal skills with ability to deliver briefings to a diverse group of audiences.
- Possess knowledge of current domestic and international threats to U.S. national security interests.
- Be adept at establishing networks with relevant security, personnel, and prevention stakeholders to foster program utilization.
- Be a self-starter capable of working independently to promote program goals.
- Working knowledge of User Activity Monitoring Software (UAM) and solutions.
- Working knowledge of Cybersecurity toolsets designed to support ITP mission activities.
- Working Knowledge of Open-Source toolsets.
- Working Knowledge of Insider Threat Frameworks; Pathway to Violence & Critical Pathway.
- Current TS/SCI and Must be a US Citizen.
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI and willingness to undergo CI Polygraph.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Criminal Justice, Homeland security, Cyber Security, or related field
- Proven experience (4+ years) in Intelligence Analysis
- Experience with User Activity Monitoring products and platforms
- Proven experience (4+ years) in Threat Assessment & Mitigation
- Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional - Fundamentals (CCITP-F)
- Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional - Analysis (CCITP-A)
- Completion of Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) Insider Threat Detection Analysis Course (ITDAC)
- Completion of Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk (WAVR-21) Workshop
- Completion of Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) Curriculums; INT311.CU/INT312.CU/CI201.CU
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Original Posting:October 21, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree and 4–8 years of relevant insider threat experience, or equivalent relevant experience with requisite certifications in lieu of a degree.
- At least 4 years of knowledge of the intelligence cycle, analytic techniques, systems, processes, and organizations.
- At least 4 years of knowledge of Threat Assessment and Mitigation Strategies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver briefings to diverse audiences.
- Knowledge of current domestic and international threats to U.S. national security interests.
- Ability to establish networks with security, personnel, and prevention stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and promote program goals.
- Working knowledge of User Activity Monitoring software and solutions.
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity toolsets supporting insider threat program activities.
- Working knowledge of open-source toolsets.
- Working knowledge of insider threat frameworks, including Pathway to Violence and Critical Pathway.
- Current TS/SCI clearance.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD SCI and willingness to undergo a CI polygraph.
- Master’s degree in Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- At least 4 years of intelligence analysis experience.
- Experience with User Activity Monitoring products and platforms.
- At least 4 years of Threat Assessment and Mitigation experience.
- Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional – Fundamentals (CCITP-F).
- Certified Counter-Insider Threat Professional – Analysis (CCITP-A).
- Completion of the CDSE Insider Threat Detection Analysis Course (ITDAC).
- Completion of the Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk (WAVR-21) Workshop.
- Completion of CDSE INT311.CU, INT312.CU, and CI201.CU curricula.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are framed as a strong component of total rewards, highlighted by a 401(k) match and immediate vesting in the standard package. The Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also presented as an additional long-term wealth-building feature.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle supports extend beyond core insurance, including wellness programs, fitness-related stipends, and assistance resources. Work flexibility and related perks are also included as part of the broader rewards experience.
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