Cyber Counterintelligence Officer; Cybersecurity Technical Staff

What You Will Do

Step into a mission where cyber expertise meets national security. The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence is currently seeking a Cyber Counterintelligence Officer to provide cyber technical expertise in all aspects of counterintelligence investigations and operations for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cyber Counterintelligence Officers (CCIOs) are crucial members of DOE CI Field Offices, provide cyber expertise in all facets of the CI mission, and consist of diverse backgrounds and experience.

Although CCIOs are located within DOE CI Field Offices and report to the Senior Counterintelligence Officer (SCIO), the Investigations Division Cyber Team provides oversight and coordination for the CCIOs.

The incumbent will evaluate technical cyber intelligence and complex structured and unstructured data to identify foreign cyber threats targeting DOE personnel, technologies, and networks; provide cyber expertise on CI investigations and operations with a particular emphasis on digital forensics; and draft/finalize reports of findings of cyber counterintelligence concern. This is more than a cyber role—it’s an opportunity to safeguard critical national capabilities and outpace evolving global threats.

• Conduct cyber counterintelligence activities to protect DOE information, personnel, and assets from foreign intelligence entities and terrorist threats.
• Support Cyber CI and Counter terrorism investigations by providing technical expertise and investigative strategies.
• Review classified and unclassified reporting, correlate with local and Cyber Intelligence Center data, and identify indicators of foreign targeting or activity.
• Help develop and apply cyber tools and best practices to strengthen the counterintelligence mission.
• Analyze classified and unclassified information technology systems to identify vulnerabilities and intrusion indicators of CI concern; collaborate and share information with Los Alamos National Laboratory cyber security teams and interagency partners.
• Draft and contribute to intelligence reports; coordinate cyber intelligence reporting with LANL CSIRT and the Cyber Intelligence Center.
• Collect, triage, and conduct forensic examinations of digital media in accordance with forensic best practices.

Cyber and Counterintelligence

Experience:

Advanced experience in conducting cyber and counterintelligence investigations and the ability to work with interagency partners. Demonstrated cyber investigative know‑how within the counterintelligence field with specific experience in the collection, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of CI‑cyber information is required.

Advanced Persistent Threat: Advanced technical knowledge of classic and contemporary cyber threats and vulnerabilities with demonstrated ability to apply that knowledge to system engineering, analytics, or operations.

Forensics: Demonstrated experience with network system forensics, packet capture analysis and enterprise level incident response and host forensics.

Information Technology: For this role you will need to have advanced knowledge of Windows and Linux workstation/server management. Advanced knowledge of and demonstrated experience with all aspects of current network technology including network protocols, network infrastructure elements, and network applications, services and related protocols. Demonstrated advanced knowledge of distributed systems, including system architectures, computer networks, and software.

Interpersonal and Communication

Skills:

Strong and demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to build trusting relationships within the office, Laboratory and with external partners. Additionally, you will need to be able to clearly communicate technical topics to a variety of audiences. Finally, you must be able to produce well‑written reports and presentations to document work, support threat assessments, etc.

Education / Experience: Position requires a Bachelor's Degree in a technical field and a minimum of 8 years related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and…