Intelligence Analyst Senior

Title: Intelligence Analyst Senior DSP03777

State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec II

Hiring Range: Negotiable and commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of State Police

Location:North Chesterfield, Virginia

Agency Website:vsp.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

About the Position:

The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire an Intelligence Analyst Senior in our Virginia Fusion Center at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will receive, evaluate, triage, and respond to statewide cybersecurity incidents reported to the Virginia Fusion Center (VFC); conduct incident response and/or incident management functions in partnership with various stakeholders across State, local, federal, and private sector organizations; perform incident response functions to identify severity and potential impacts of cybersecurity incidents; assists in developing mitigation plans, and may make recommendations in support of restoration of critical services; provide technical expertise and/or assistance to victim organizations and recommends defense-in-depth principles and practices; correlate incident data to identify specific trends in reported incidents; assist in coordinating with private sector partners, law enforcement, and internal entities to conduct daily operations; and provide detailed incident reporting to management and executive leadership.

About the Agency:

We are seeking to expand our diverse team of change makers and innovators. As a member of the VSP family, you would make a difference by serving every city, county, town, resident, and visitor of the Commonwealth through supporting our vast public safety mission. Challenge yourself to make a difference today by applying for a career with VSP!

VSP embraces inclusion and diversity in our workforce and in the protection of all people. We embrace our tradition of professionalism and excellence, and we are excited for our future as we continue our journey to become a best-in-class state government agency. We are firmly committed to our family-like culture and are seeking to expand our team.

Minimum Qualifications

•Knowledge of basic system administration and operating system hardware techniques; of incident response and handling methodologies; of cybercrime tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to include website defacements, denial of service attacks, and ransomware; of various security methodologies, processes, and hardware including firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS); and of computer forensic techniques.
•Skill in operating computers and using Microsoft Office applications.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•Demonstrated ability to collect, analyze, summarize, interpret and communicate information and technical data orally and in writing; to clearly articulate technical cyber matters to a variety of audiences; to apply critical thinking to diverse information sets and to produce logic-based analysis and recommendations on probable and potential trends and event outcomes; to maintain accurate and complete files, manage multiple priorities, and follow oral and written instructions in English; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of municipal, State, and federal personnel and representatives of other agencies and organizations; to work semi-independently, establish priorities, and achieve high level results with limited direct supervision; and to create and provide intelligence briefings for all levels of personnel.
•Experience in computer science, information technology, cyber security, information systems, criminal justice, social
sciences.
•Must have a valid driver's license and ability to obtain a federal security clearance.
•Requires three-year commitment to the Virginia Fusion Center and ability to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.
•High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Additional Considerations

•Cybersecurity, information technology, public safety, or intelligence analysis experience preferred.
•Public safety experience or other broad scope governmental experience is beneficial.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.

Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at https://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on October 18, 2024. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.

PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Employment Unit of the Human Resources Division at civilianemployment@vsp.virginia.gov.

The Department of State Police is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, parental status, political affiliation, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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