Insider Risk and Threat Evaluations SME - Onsite

Jefferson Consulting Group is seeking Insider Risk and Threat Evaluations SME to support the National Institutes of Health Division of Defensive Counterintelligence (DDC) for the Professional Support Services contract.

All work will be primarily conducted on-site at the NIH Bethesda Campus.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Services (ORS) provides responsive and dependable support to the NIH research mission by planning, directing, and delivering scientific and regulatory activities, and public safety and security services to enrich the NIH community. For ORS, the Office of Safety, Security & Campus Services is responsible for maintaining a safe work environment for NIH visitors, employees, and facilities and provides systematic approaches for implementing many of the safety, security and emergency services driven by federal mandates and regulations.

The Office of Defensive Counterintelligence & Personnel Security (ODCPS) houses the Division of Defensive Counterintelligence (DDC). DDC is responsible for activities related to protecting the integrity of NIH research mission, information systems, business functions, and sensitive information by detecting, identifying, and mitigating both internal and external threats to NIH.

The DDC is currently overseeing the implementation and management of several programs to include the Insider Threat Program and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Foreign Risk Due Diligence activities related to protecting integrity of NIH programs, research, and investments, information systems, business functions, and sensitive information through detecting, identifying, and mitigating both internal and external threats to NIH. The NIH DDC requires professional services to carry out programmatic activities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, manage, and coordinate all NIH-related DDC (Dynamic Data Classification) and insider threat assessments.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of DDC and Insider Threat (InTh) priority intelligence requirements.

• Develop, maintain, and provide NIH's priority information requirements (PIRs) to the Office of National Security (ONS).

• Provide regular threat intelligence briefings to NIH leadership and key stakeholders.

• Coordinate activities with action officers and support personnel across NIH to ensure effective communication and collaboration on DDC and InTh efforts.

• Conduct monthly DDC and InTh awareness training for NIH personnel, either virtually or in-person.

• Support the development of insider threat detection and mitigation plans, including reviewing, supporting, and providing trend analysis and reports in alignment with program requirements.

• Maintain, manage, and document systems and tools used for storing, managing, and sharing counterintelligence and insider threat network detection information.

• Collaborate with the Director of Threat Management Incident Response (TMIR) to optimize processes, tune tools, share information, and address cyber-related counterintelligence and insider threat requests for information and support.

• Provide monthly status reports on all insider risk and threat evaluations, detailing key findings and actions taken.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field

• 10 years of experience

• Possess an active Top Secret clearance with SCI

• Experience with threat intelligence briefing

• Experience with insider threat detection and mitigation plans, including reviewing, supporting, and providing trend analysis and reports in alignment with program requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with NIH

Benefit Overview:

• Health Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision

• Retirement Plan Match

• Competitive Annual Leave Package

• Education Reimbursement

• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Cafeteria Plan

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Domestic and Global Health Insurance

• Floating Holidays

• Wellness Program