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ARA · 2 hours ago

Red Cell Analyst

Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

13+ years exp

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company that provides technically superior solutions to complex problems in the physical sciences. The Red Cell Analyst is responsible for managing vulnerability assessments for the DoD Red Team, conducting research and analysis on adversarial threats, and synthesizing findings to inform national security strategies.

ConsultingHealth CareInfrastructureManufacturingTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Research the structure, ideology, intentions, tactics, and capabilities of adversarial organizations to develop threat characterization

Identify information requirements, develop assessment strategies and collection plans, identify information sources, and develop and conduct Open Source research, analysis, and fusion of relevant information to emulate adversarial planning capabilities

Characterize systems and conduct nodal analysis, identify essential functions/tasks and critical assets necessary to perform them as determined by the assessment program plan

Facilitate timely information management flow from DoD Red Team partners and other entities supporting DoD Red Team operations

Develop courses of action an adversary may employ against customer personnel, equipment, facilities, networks, information and information systems, infrastructure, and supply chains. Identify critical nodes/links or other targets and the effects of other environmental characteristics on course of action development

Support field assessments from an adversary perspective

Synthesize findings to support vulnerability identification, course of action development, protection studies, trend analyses, risk analysis, and mitigation strategies

Develop a comprehensive understanding of the implications of vulnerabilities discovered by the other specialists and fuse those findings with the systems analysis and determine impacts to the national and military missions they support

Prepare activity reports including out briefs, Senior Leader briefs, Interim progress reports and briefs, white papers, After Action Reviews, Final Reports, Risk Analysis reports, and other documents necessary to convey assessment findings to customers, partners, and other stakeholders

Qualification

Cyber Threat AnalysisInformation/Data CollectionRisk AnalysisAnalytical SkillsProject ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationTechnical Writing

Required

A Top Secret clearance with current SCI eligibility

Proficient in understanding, analyzing and summarizing comprehensive and complex technical, contractual, and research information/data

Demonstrated expertise performing information/data collection, analysis, and fusion

Excellent analytical, communications-both oral and written, and project management experience

Preferred

13-15 years of experience in lieu of a degree

Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas: Cyber Threat analyst; cyber planner experience; IAT II/III; All Source Analyst; Information Operations/CI Analyst; Geo-Spatial Analyst; Network Analyst (Physical); Threat/Target Analysis; Cyber Analyst (Logical); Insider Threat Analyst; Social Media/Big Data/Deep (Dark) Web Analyst

Experience analyzing cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure systems and services, including communications, navigation systems, and supporting ground infrastructure

Demonstrated ability to assess risks and identify emerging trends associated with threats to mission-critical assets and their supporting networks

Proven track record preparing and delivering cyber threat intelligence briefings to senior leadership, technical teams, and cross-functional committees

Strong background in developing and recommending practical mitigations to address identified cyber threats to essential systems and operations

Experience providing analytical support to one or more special operations forces (SOF) units or commands is strongly desired

Tactical or operational level experience operating in a deployed environment is strongly desired