Winston Salem, NC, USA
91 days ago
Insider Threat Engineer

Position Summary:

Inmar Intelligence is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Cyber Incident Response / Insider Threat Engineer to join our team.  The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks posed by individuals within an organization who may have malicious intent or unauthorized access to sensitive information. This role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity best practices, threat intelligence, and behavioral analysis. 

Primary Accountabilities

Program Administration:Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, HR, Legal, Privacy, and other departments to develop a comprehensive approach to insider threat detection and response.Oversee the deployment, configuration, and management of tools and technologies used for insider threat detection and response.Prepare detailed reports on findings, incidents, and remediation efforts, ensuring documentation is thorough and compliant with regulatory requirements.Develop and deliver training programs to increase employee awareness of insider threats and promote a culture of security.Threat Identification:Conduct continuous monitoring of user activity and network traffic to identify potential insider threats.Analyze user behavior patterns to detect anomalies that may indicate malicious activity.Stay up-to-date with emerging insider threat trends and techniques.Risk Assessment:Evaluate the potential impact of insider threats on the organization's security posture.Assess the likelihood of insider threats occurring based on various factors, including employee satisfaction, access privileges, and organizational culture.Mitigation Strategies:Develop and implement effective insider threat prevention and detection strategies.Design and implement security controls to mitigate the risks associated with insider threats.Educate employees about insider threat risks and best practices for data security.Incident Response:Respond to incidents involving suspected insider threats.Conduct thorough investigations to determine the root cause of the incident.Take appropriate actions to contain and mitigate the damage caused by the incident.Compliance:Ensure compliance with relevant industry regulations and standards, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).Develop and maintain documentation related to insider threat management processes and procedures.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.Certification in cybersecurity, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, including network security, application security, and data security.Experience with insider threat detection and response tools and techniques.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Desired Skills

Experience with data analytics and visualization tools.Knowledge of behavioral analysis and psychology.Experience with cloud security and cloud-based applications.

Individual Competencies:

Integrity: Gains the trust of others by taking responsibility for your own actions and telling the truth.Teamwork: Builds relationships and works cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives to build and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, leverage information and achieve results.Adaptable: Responds to change with a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work objectives with a positive attitude.Innovative: Ability to develop, sponsor, or support the introduction of new and improved methods, products, procedures or technologies.Curious: A desire to inquire and learn, to seek new knowledge and wisdom, and to listen to the contributions of others with a genuine interest to better self, the team, and the organization.Analytical and Critical Thinking:  Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.Problem Solving: Gathers and analyzes information to generate and evaluate potential solutions to problems, issues and challenges while weighing the accuracy and relevance of the facts, data and information.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the major job responsibilities (essential functions) of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major job responsibilities. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is:  

Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands or arms.Regularly required to talk or hear and read instructions on a computer monitor and/or printed on paper.Regularly required to view items at an extremely close range and must be able to adjust and readjust focus.

Safety:

Support a safe work environment by following safety rules and regulations and reporting all safety hazards.

As an Inmar Associate, you:

Put clients first and consistently display a positive attitude and behaviors that demonstrate an awareness and willingness to listen and respond to clients in order to meet their short-term and long-term needs, requirements and exceed their expectations. Treat clients and teammates with courtesy, consideration and tact; you also have the ability to perceive the needs of internal and external clients and communicate effectively with the objective of delighting and retaining the client. Build collaborative relationships and work cooperatively with others, inside and outside the organization, to accomplish objectives, develop and maintain mutually-beneficial partnerships, leverage information to achieve results. Set and attain achievable, yet aggressive, goals with a sense of urgency and accountability. Understand that results are important and focus on turning mission into action to achieve results following the principles of Flawless Execution while consistently complying with quality, service and productivity standards to meet deadlines and exceed expectations by giving our clients the best possible outcome.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.

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