Insider Risk Subject Matter Expert / Program Manager

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Functional Experts

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Analytics, Documentations, Leadership

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as an Insider Risk Subject Matter Expert / Program Manager supporting the United States Postal Service. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As an Insider Risk Subject Matter Expert / Program Manager, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on an Insider Risk Subject Matter Expert / Program Manager joining our team to analyze design, develop, implement, and support code for our government customer, the United States Postal Service.

   

HOW AN INSIDER RISK SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT / PROGRAM MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Develop and implement Insider Risk Management (IRM) strategies as a SME and Program Manager. This involves creating policies, procedures, and frameworks to proactively address insider risk.
• Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), focused on designing, implementing, and managing programs that proactively identify, assess, and mitigate insider threats using AI-powered tools and techniques to analyze user activity and behavior.
• Build strong relationships across business lines and with technical partners to develop and implement AI-driven insider risk solutions and effectively communicate findings and risks to senior leadership.
• Initiate, supervise, and/or develop requirements from a project’s inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs; and provide strategic and expert advice and technical guidance, to program and project staff. 
• Conduct risk assessments, identifying critical assets, evaluating potential vulnerabilities, and prioritizing risks based on their potential impact and likelihood.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional team operations, including analysts, engineers, and other team members, to ensure cohesive execution of the insider risk mission.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex or high-risk insider cases in the absence of other team leads, triaging events, and briefing leadership on threat posture, findings, and recommended actions.
• Oversee the development and refinement of insider threat detection frameworks, ensuring alignment with organizational risk tolerance, policies, and evolving threats.
• Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues; and consults with client to define needs or challenges.
• Represent the IRO team in meetings, working groups, and leadership briefings, translating operational findings into executive-level insights.
• Program Manager must be specific to the Insider Risk program and cannot manage programs in any other USPS program.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, preferred but not required.
• NOTE: If resources do not have a relevant college degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required.

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of experience with Insider Risk expertise, a strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals, network and endpoint security, and various security tools and technologies.
• Utilize AI-powered platforms like User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) to identify anomalous activities and patterns indicative of insider threats.
• Develop and optimize AI models to refine detection capabilities by leading the creation and tuning rules, alerts, and risk scoring models to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Proven leadership ability to direct multidisciplinary teams and coordinate investigative, analytical, and technical workflows under pressure.
• Knowledge of cyber telemetry and insider risk indicators, including behavioral analysis, digital forensics, UEBA, DLP, and SIEM.
• Excellent communication and executive briefing skills, with the ability to synthes