Insider Threat Specialist

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range

$111,600 - $164,028 Annually

$111,600 - $136,656 Annually for the K02.2 level

$133,950 - $164,028 Annually for the K02.3 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

We have an opening for an Insider Threat Specialist to perform complex research, analysis, and production of finished insider threat products, including threat assessments and conducting interviews and ensuring Laboratory compliance with the Department of Energy (DOE) Order 470.5A, Insider Threat Program (ITP). You will outline and present recommendations to senior management, high-level DOE personnel and officials of intelligence community agencies on relevant insider threat issues. This position is in the Counterintelligence Program supporting ITP.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

In this role, you will

• Conduct comprehensive research and analysis in support of various and multi-faceted insider threat investigations to include liaison local working group.
• Collect, analyze and fuse disparate information from a variety of open and secure sources to conduct complex insider risk analysis.
• Produce complex analytical products in support of Insider Threat Program Senior Official (ITPSO) briefing, debriefing and presentations to lab personnel regarding inside risks trends and threats.
• Prepare responses to DOE IN-24 data calls, programmatic initiatives, plans and proposed policy changes.
• Participate in joint task forces and collaborations with internal Laboratory organizations, National Laboratories, DOE/NNSA ITP, the USIC and local law enforcement.
• Support all elements of the insider threat outreach program, including refining, developing, and presenting awareness and training material to all members of the workforce.
• Enter, retrieve, and manipulate information within Laboratory systems and ITP databases.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the K02.3 level

• Conduct complex and multi-faceted insider threat reviews to include liaison with local insider threat working group (LITWG).
• Address novel insider threat issues with little known precedence and prepare succinct recommendations for LLNL senior management on appropriate courses of action; develop innovative solutions to often unusually complex problems.
• Provide specific direction to support staff and junior insider threat specialists to complete project goals and discuss options with ITPSO.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Please note that your current active Q or Top Secret clearance with DOE or another agency does not guarantee DOE SCI access approval; if you are denied access, you may be subject to reinvestigation of your existing Q or Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in related field and related experience/training or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Applied knowledge of and experience with analytic principles, procedures, methodologies, and the dissemination of intelligence information.
• Knowledge and experience working on insider threat issues concerning national security related to the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Extensive understanding or experience with classified and unclassified databases, software applications, and other intelligence research tools to identify and assess insider threat indicators and behavioral risk.
• Specialized training, such as: espionage, counterproliferation, weapons systems and/or foreign intelligence services.
• Working knowledge of automated business tools/technologies and specialized applications; demonstrated expert knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Familiarity with the basic principles of hardware, software, and network systems.
• Experience interpreting and applying knowledge of governmental and Laboratory policies, procedures, orders, and regulations.

Additional qualifications at the K02.3 level

• Significant knowledge and experience with advanced analytic principles, procedures, methodologies (i.e., pattern, trend, & alternative analysis), and the dissemination of intelligence information.
• Significant knowledge and experience working on high profile issues concerning national security related to the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Significant specialized training and/or subject matter expertise in areas such as: espionage, counterproliferation, weapons systems and/or foreign intelligence services.

Qualifications We Desire

• Master's Degree in related field.

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

• Included in 2025 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor!
• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.  Also, you must have the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.  If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship. 

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the use and/or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and/or laboratory mobile device in your possession.  This includes, but not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth/wireless enabled devices.  

If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas.  Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

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