Intelligence Analyst
About the role
As an All-source Intelligence Analyst within Idaho National Laboratory's National & Homeland Security (N&HS) Directorate, you will perform comprehensive, multidisciplinary analysis that advances critical mission areas - including protecting national critical infrastructure, evaluating defense systems, preventing nuclear weapons proliferation, and securing essential communications.
Responsibilities
- Maintain awareness of newly discovered vulnerabilities within control systems, the ability to exploit those vulnerabilities via cyber means, and the subsequent potential impact on critical infrastructure.
- Apply advanced critical thinking and communication skills in parallel with the intelligence cycle to find solutions for a diverse and highly technical mission space.
- Develop written analysis reports, briefings, white papers, and strategic documents to inform U.S. Government agencies, public utilities, private industry, military commands, and other decision-makers responsible for safeguarding critical infrastructure.
- Integrate technical expertise with threat analysis to counter cyberattacks targeting industrial control systems (ICS) within critical infrastructure.
- Conduct advanced technical assessments of cyber threats against ICS environments such as the electrical grid, oil and gas pipelines, nuclear energy facilities, wireless communications, military installations, and transportation networks.
- Collaborate with engineers, cybersecurity researchers, and analysts to produce clear, concise, and often classified reports, briefings, and strategies addressing threats to ICS and critical infrastructure.
- Support national security initiatives aimed at strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure against cyberattacks.
- Provide expert insight to senior U.S. Government officials on issues involving ICS and cybersecurity.
- Extract and synthesize project requirements from unstructured, ambiguous, or unrelated sources to form expert assessments of adversary cyber capabilities.
- Translate complex technical information into concise reports and briefings for non-technical audiences.
- Monitor diverse data sources to identify newly discovered ICS vulnerabilities, assess exploitability, and evaluate potential impacts on critical infrastructure.
Requirements
- Relevant experience determined with level. Level 3 - Bachelor and 5 years, Masters and 2 years, PhD and 2 years.
- Must be a US citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-clearance with appropriate sigmas and SCI clearance with the ability and willingness to complete a polygraph and become a full-time member of the Field Intelligence Element.
- Tested Designated Position (TDP).
Qualifications
- Relevant experience determined with level. Level 3 - Bachelor and 5 years, Masters and 2 years, PhD and 2 years.
- Must be a US citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-clearance with appropriate sigmas and SCI clearance with the ability and willingness to complete a polygraph and become a full-time member of the Field Intelligence Element.
- Tested Designated Position (TDP).
Skills
- Advanced critical thinking and communication skills.
- Technical expertise with threat analysis.
- Collaboration with engineers, cybersecurity researchers, and analysts.
- Expert insight to senior U.S. Government officials on issues involving ICS and cybersecurity.
- Translation of complex technical information into concise reports and briefings.
- Monitoring of diverse data sources to identify newly discovered ICS vulnerabilities.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match (regular positions) or self-contribute access (postdoctoral positions)
Paid time off (personal leave)
Employee Education Program (tuition assistance for eligible positions)
Comprehensive Relocation Package
Pay
Level 3 - $95,256 - $195,288
Level 4 - 114,360 - 234,336
Schedule
9x80 schedule located out of our REC facility with every other Friday off.