Deputy Program Manager (Threat Analysis) DHS

Location: Washington, DC metro area (Hybrid)
Clearance Required: Public Trust Minimum (US Citizen)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Overview: Praescient Analytics is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager (Threat Analysis) to lead a team of analysts providing 24/7 proactive threat monitoring, vulnerability assessments, and strategic intelligence reporting for the DHS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). This senior role is responsible for overseeing daily operations on a watch floor, directing surge response during imminent threat situations, and ensuring delivery of actionable intelligence that protects senior leadership, employees, facilities, and operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Supervise: Manage a team of threat analysts supporting a 24/7 intelligence operations center, ensuring proper staffing, performance, and professional development.
• Threat Monitoring Operations: Oversee daily open-source, social media, and deep/dark web monitoring to identify threats, coordinate real-time situational awareness, and deliver Tier 1-3 threat reports to OPR by established deadlines.
• Surge Management: Direct team actions during elevated threat periods (e.g., protests, doxxing campaigns, insider risk events) and coordinate escalation protocols to ensure timely notification of imminent threats.
• Analytic Methodologies & SOPs: Develop and refine threat analysis standard operating procedures, quality control plans, and risk assessment frameworks to ensure consistent, high-quality intelligence production.
• Technology & Tools: Oversee and guide the team's use of Palantir, Analyst's Notebook, Babel Street, and other AI-enabled OSINT platforms to perform link analysis, geolocation, sentiment analysis, and digital forensics.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for OPR leadership, ensuring alignment with mission objectives, compliance with privacy and security requirements, and continuous improvement of analytic outputs.
• Reporting & Quality Assurance: Ensure the timely production of daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc intelligence reports, complete with narrative summaries, statistical trend analysis, and visualizations (graphs, link charts).

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years managing teams of threat analysts in a federal, law enforcement, or intelligence community environment.
• Proven leadership experience on a 24/7 watch floor or intelligence operations center.
• Demonstrated expertise in OSINT, social media exploitation, and threat actor network analysis.
• Hands-on experience with Palantir, Analyst's Notebook, and Babel Street (or equivalent platforms).
• Strong understanding of DHS privacy, information security, and reporting requirements.
• Exceptional written/oral communication skills for high-level briefings and operational reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior DHS, DOJ, DoD, or IC mission support experience.
• Experience leading AI-driven monitoring programs using NLP, machine learning, and multilingual analysis.
• Familiarity with digital forensics techniques, deleted content recovery, and geospatial intelligence.

Security Clearance Requirement: Public Trust (Minimum)

What you can expect from us:

• Real opportunity for career growth in an environment where your achievements will be celebrated.
• Constant collaboration with numerous teams to ensure client success.
• A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise.
• Coworkers that are motivated by pursuing excellence, rather than the prospect of personal gain.
• A workplace dedicated to supporting and improving public safety and government agencies.

Benefits:

• Very competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.
• Comprehensive, Company paid Aetna Health Care Medical for you (We pay your premiums and deductibles)
• 401(k) with company match
• Travel & performance incentives
• 3 weeks paid time off (plus Federal Holidays)
• $5K annual training allowance
• $500 book allowance
• Tuition reimbursement program

Praescient Analytics is a Certified Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) with over a decade of expertise in advanced analytics, engineering, and DevOps, specializing in transforming complex data into actionable intelligence for informed decision-making. Since 2011, we have supported over 40 organizations across diverse domains, including military intelligence operations, financial and fraud investigations, and insider threat detection.

Our team of experts-skilled in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, DevOps, and engineering-brings deep experience in solving complex challenges. With a proven track record in federal contracting, we deliver tailored, high-impact solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, ensure mission success, and address the evolving needs of our clients. Praescient's innovative and adaptive approach makes us a trusted partner in delivering data-driven insights and technological excellence for critical missions.

Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

US Citizenship Required
Interested Candidates: Please forward your resume to recruiting@praescientanalytics.com and please visit our website to apply online at www.praescientanalytics.applicantstack.com/x/openings.