Data Analyst - Red Team at PingWind – Huntsville, Alabama

Location: Huntsville, AL or Washington, DC

Required Clearance: TS/SCI Eligible

Required Education: HS/GED

Required Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in threat analysis, intelligence analysis, risk assessment, supply chain investigation, or operations research

Hybrid: 3 days of onsite/ 2 days remote

Position Description:

These positions support Red Team threat analysis operations within the supply chain risk management program. Red Team analysts focus on the offensive/threat side of supply chain risk — identifying vulnerabilities, mapping adversary supply chain dependencies, assessing geopolitical exposure, and discovering points of failure before they are exploited. The four analysts work as a team under the direction of an PingWind Director of Operations & Implementation

Responsibilities:

• Execute supply chain vulnerability assessments for assigned programs and weapons systems

• Conduct adversary supply chain mapping to identify foreign ownership, control, and influence (FOCI) indicators

• Produce threat assessment products documenting identified vulnerabilities, severity ratings, and exploitation pathways

• Develop and execute scenario-based stress assessments for supply chain disruption events

• Model supplier capacity loss scenarios and estimate impact on program timelines and readiness

• Conduct deep-dive research on long-lead components, sole-source parts, and critical materials

• Identify obsolescence risks, diminishing manufacturing sources, and counterfeit indicators

• Analyze geopolitical exposure for supply chain entities across assigned programs

• Maintain the Red Team vulnerability pipeline with prioritization, status tracking, and handoff to Blue Team for mitigation

• Contribute to Red Team recurring reports, control tower briefing materials, and annual vulnerability summaries

• Document research methodology, maintain source attribution records, and evidence packages

• Support transition documentation and knowledge transfer activities

Required Qualifications

· Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Python/pandas, SQL, or equivalent)

· Experience producing threat assessments, vulnerability analysis products, or structured analytic products

· Familiarity with adversary network analysis, geopolitical risk, FOCI assessment, or supply chain disruption analysis

· Strong analytic writing, research methodology, and briefing material development skills

· Ability to conduct structured research, maintain evidence documentation, and work to production cadence

Desired Qualifications

· Experience with defense intelligence analysis or counterintelligence support

· Familiarity with FOCI screening, CFIUS processes, or sanctions screening

· Experience with open-source intelligence (OSINT) research methods

· Familiarity with defense parts databases (GIDEP, FED-LOG) or DMSMS analysis

· Experience with scenario modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, or network analysis tool