Black Lotus Labs Principal Threat Researcher
Washington, DC jobs
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**The Role**
Black Lotus Labs is seeking a Threat Researcher on the Research & Analysis team. This team leverages Lumen's global visibility of one of the world's largest and most interconnected IP backbones and a petabyte-scale compute cluster to perform cutting edge threat research, hunting and tracking advanced persistent threat actors (APTs) and emerging criminal activity as the threat actors traverse the internet. They empower customers to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape, through contributions to customer facing tools and services.
We are looking for an innovative threat researcher who can apply large-scale data analysis and automation to help our analysts and threat hunters detect and track threats in our telemetry, increasing their effectiveness and driving insights for customers. Your work will combine threat research, software development and detection engineering to protect Lumen customers. This is a fully remote position.
**The Main Responsibilities**
+ Serve as Threat Research Subject Matter Expert, offering guidance and support to the Black Lotus Labs team on threat hunting activities, such as identifying knowledge gaps, troubleshooting technical challenges, developing solutions, and mentoring team members in overcoming obstacles. Set priorities for what threats and telemetry to analyze to maximize team's impact.
+ Spearhead threat research across technical data sets, fusing Black Lotus Labs telemetry with third party data sets, to automate detection of the latest threat attacker tools, techniques and procedures (TTPs) with a goal of automating detection.
+ Scale analysis of evolving threats and automate detection of emerging threat actor activity. Partner across Lumen to deliver end-to-end solutions to our products and services.
+ Serve as the SME on threat intelligence and threat visibility capabilities to drive Lumen Security product innovation and enhancements. Build, cultivate, and maintain impactful relationships with intelligence stakeholders to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work.
+ Use industry-leading technical knowledge of adversary capabilities and infrastructure and define, develop, and implement techniques to lead the team in tracking sophisticated adversaries, delivering actionable threat intelligence data to Lumen customers.
+ Provide expert analysis and strategic insights on emerging threats and vulnerabilities, translating complex technical information into actionable intelligence for executive leadership and external stakeholders.
+ Contribute to thought leadership initiatives by sharing insights and expertise at security conferences and internal briefings.
**What We Look For in a Candidate**
+ Extensive track record driving scaled threat intelligence from a variety of network and security telemetry sources as well as prototyping new innovative ideas and seeing them through to production.
+ Proven experience initiating and coordinating technical projects focused on telemetry collection, TTP based threat hunting, or developing threat hunt tools that have cross-organization impact on threat visibility, including leading private-public partnerships and multi-company collaborations.
+ Deep understanding of advanced threat hunting methodologies, attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and the ability to derive actionable threat hunts from complex data sets.
+ Strong programming skills in Python and Apache Spark and track record of architecting distributed computing frameworks to solve security problems. Software development experience in Docker and big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and Tensor Flow.
+ Functional understanding of machine learning, graph analytics and/or statistical approaches to telemetry in the security domain to detect and track malicious activity using supervised or unsupervised methods.
+ Experience driving and aligning cross-team vision and strategy, having collaboratively prioritized and delivered specific multi-year roadmaps and projects.
+ Proven track record of managing and executing on short term and long-term projects with complex multi-team dependencies.
+ Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, ranging from executives and board members to conference attendees and internal stakeholders.
+ Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and triage competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
**Compensation**
This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.
Location Based Pay Ranges:
$149,084 - $198,779 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, and WY.
$156,539 - $208,718 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, and RI.
$163,993 - $218,657 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, and WA.
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International Policy Research Intern
Washington, DC jobs
Bread for the World is a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger. Our mission is to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world. The Karen Sue Smith and Rose DiMartino Internship Program enables you to contribute your efforts to this mission while benefiting from opportunities for supervised learning, personal development, and gain work experience.
DEPARTMENT: Policy and Research Institute (PRI)
REPORTS TO: Director, Policy, and Research Institute
SEMESTER: Spring (January - April 2026)
SCHEDULE: Part Time: 22.5 hours per week
APPLY BY: December 31, 2025
PRIMARY PURPOSE: The intern will support Bread PRI's International portfolio by conducting policy research focused on international hunger hot spots and global school meals. Primary responsibilities for this role will include a combination of the following:
Research and analyze the hunger impacts of international policies.
Draft fact sheets and talking points for a variety of audiences.
Schedule Hill meetings.
Participate in advocacy coalitions and appropriations meetings.
Participate in department meetings.
Work on additional projects as requested.
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
Pursuing a BA or BS degree in public policy or related areas of study.
Experience in writing, research, and support preparations for external engagements related to these topics.
Interests in researching international hunger hot spots, global school meals, child nutrition and global food security.
Openness to present findings to various audiences.
Social media savvy.
Willingness to learn.
Commitment to the mission of Bread for the World.
WORK ENVIRONMENT ISSUES:
This internship is based in Washington, DC.
Bread is a hybrid organization.
CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS:
Bread is committed to advancing racial equity externally and internally, all staff members play a vital role. In the course of our work, each staff person should work to apply a racial equity lens to their work and practices; and participate in racial equity on-going training. Bread is also committed to being an equal opportunity employer.
OUR VALUES:
We value our faith.
Our faith in Christ compels us to love our neighbors near and far and is the foundation for our hope, story, mission, and values.
We value human flourishing.
We believe that every human being, created in the image of God, has inherent dignity that affords an opportunity to thrive in relationship with God, self, neighbor, and the environment; and to access enough nutritious food for good health.
We value justice.
We seek to establish effective systems, structures, and policies that affirm equality and advance equity among all human beings to alleviate hunger and poverty.
We value courage and prophetic voice.
In a spirit of wisdom and love, we will be bold in articulating and pursuing our vision of a world without hunger.
We value nonpartisanship.
We believe that effective and sustainable public policies are made when, in good faith, we employ a civil and bipartisan approach to develop and implement laws and programs to achieve our mission.
We value collaboration.
We believe in working alongside and building community with a diversity of churches, interfaith communities, institutions, and individuals, including people experiencing hunger, to achieve our mission.
We value impact.
We strive for excellence in our work and hold ourselves and our nation's leaders accountable in the pursuit of public policies that render measurable results and meaningful change for people everywhere affected by hunger.
DISCLAIMER:
Background and reference checks will be conducted on all final candidates. The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.
ArcGIS Geospatial Researcher
Washington, DC jobs
ArcGIS Geospatial Researcher - Institute for the Study of War
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is seeking a full-time ArcGIS Geospatial Researcher, with a maritime focus.
About ISW:
As the world continues to witness the devastating impact of armed conflict, the need for objective, real-time, unbiased analysis has never been greater. When decision-makers need information-from policymakers to humanitarian aid organizations to military leaders on the ground-time and time again, they turn to the Institute for the Study of War.
ISW has a unique, dual mission: to provide real-time intelligence to help leaders make informed decisions in conflict zones around the world and educate the next generation of national security leaders. This work is carried out through the General Jack Keane Center for National Security and the General David H. Petraeus Center for Emerging Leaders.
Position Summary:
ISW promotes an understanding of war and conflict by providing data and critical analysis to key American political and military leaders. In addition, ISW seeks to educate civilians about war and conflict, thus bridging the gaps between military and civilian decision-makers. ISW aims to improve how the United States formulates and executes its national security policy. ISW is vigilant at monitoring crises around the world and has a track record of accurately predicting potential and actual conflicts. ISW provides a proven platform for emerging researchers and analysts to launch their careers in an innovative and highly relevant project.
ISW is seeking a full-time ArcGIS Geospatial Researcher to support ISW's conflict mapping program and geospatial analysis of ongoing conflicts and national security threats. ISW's recent maps of Russian military operations in Ukraine have reached millions of people and have been featured in prestigious print and broadcasting media and are used by government, military, and humanitarian organizations. ISW also conducts geospatial analysis within its other portfolios, including the Middle East and China.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct expert geospatial analysis on dynamic conflicts by synthesizing multiple open-source information on political and security developments.
Compiles, manipulates, and analyzes geospatial data.
Develop proficiency in data-driven analytic software platforms, particularly ArcGIS, to support investigations through geospatial analysis and mapping.
Utilize ISW's partnerships with satellite imagery and remote sensing companies to enhance research capabilities.
Provide research support for long-term projects and forecasts, collaborating with team members as required.
Mentor and manage interns, fostering their professional growth within the field.
Provides GIS training to other personnel.
Assist in editing and producing intelligence products to uphold institutional standards.
Ensure compliance with proper data-handling and storage guidelines throughout all research activities.
Designs, develops, and maintains databases and system of GIS data.
Develops reports, maps, applications, and visualizations convening the results of spatial analyses.
Utilizes scripting languages to refine GIS data pipelines and processes.
Provides visual interpretations of data, including geographic analysis, pattern analysis, and suitability analysis.
Required education and experience:
A bachelor's degree in a field of study related to ISW's core mission and research agenda.
The applicant must possess excellent working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS at a minimum.
The applicant must have experience working on geospatial analysis and problem sets that synthesize data from multiple sources.
The applicant must have the ability to refine requirements and to determine, with other analysts, the best technology for a job.
The applicant must possess creative problem-solving skills.
The applicant must be able to independently develop and manage proprietary datasets.
Skills in raster analysis and satellite imagery analysis are required.
Experience in GIS application development is a plus.
Python knowledge is a plus.
Critical language skills (Russian, Arabic, Mandarin, Persian, etc.) is a plus.
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Compensation will be commensurate with work experience. To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a CV, and an academic/professional writing sample here.
Research and Communications Intern
Washington, DC jobs
This position reports to CRC's Senior Vice President. The primary function of the Research Assistant is to assist with the Publications Department information collection and written reports. The intern will research and write blog posts, articles that may wind up in publications, and profiles about the individuals and organizations that are working to influence public policy.
Responsibilities:
• Perform research work in archives, online, or as appropriate to assist the scholars.
• Gather and analyze the research.
• Assist in the preparation of op-eds and CRC reports.
• Write for CRC's blog and its print publications.
• Organize research files and their corresponding materials.
• Perform routine clerical duties as instructed if essential to the research activities of the supervisor or project to which the research assistant is assigned.
• Meet regularly with supervisor to discuss research assignments.
• Write a newspaper op-ed and a lead article for one of CRC's newsletters.
• Work with the publications team to continually improve the processes and procedures so that best practices are used to maximize impact and effectiveness.
• Assist scholars with other publication related activities.
Requirements
Applicants should be computer literate and should be skilled in research and writing. They should share CRC's free-market principles, its interest in researching and reporting on special-interest groups, and its devotion to exposing corruption and deception in politics and public policy.
2025 Research Pipeline
Washington, DC jobs
This posting is for early consideration for future research openings at HIT Strategies. Positions include Executive Research Assistant, Analyst, Senior Analyst, Research Manager and 1099 Contract Researcher. We conduct informational interviews on a rolling basis.
About HIT Strategies
HIT Strategies is a rapidly growing polling, messaging, and strategic research firm that uses innovative research methods to understand, communicate with and mobilize some of the hardest to reach communities in society. Women, millennials (+ gen-z), and minorities are irreversibly shifting voting and consumer patterns in America. At HIT Strategies, we apply our lived experiences at the intersections of society to explore and empower these communities so our partners can realize the full potential of rapid diversification in America.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our mission. As the leading millennial and minority-owned public opinion research firm, our team must reflect the country's incredible diversity. Therefore, we especially encourage applications from people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and groups underrepresented in political research.
2025 Research Pipeline
HIT Strategies seeks researchers paving the way in understanding, communicating with and engaging diverse audiences. Our researchers conduct public opinion research within a designated portfolio and/or focused on key demographic audiences. Whether a Research Assistant, Analyst, or Research Manager, all of our researchers think critically and deliver accurate & visually compelling data that meet client objectives.
Key Role Objectives
Drive accurate, high-quality, culturally competent analysis of behaviors, attitudes, values, and other drivers within research populations
Engage clients in providing specialized guidance and consultation that allows clients to achieve their objectives and goals
Drive research design, data collection, analysis, and consulting
Preferred Research Audiences
AAPI
Black / African-American
Hispanic / Latino
LGBTQ+
Women
Youth
Consider applying if you:
Managed client timelines and project objectives and goals, helping define the scope of work with guiding questions
Drafted and monitored public opinion surveys including developing polls and screeners and monitoring survey response data
Created moderator guides, conducted focus groups, reviewed focus group notes and developed analytical proof points
Created analytical reports and visually compelling presentations incorporating statistical facts, key data trends, and critical insights demonstrating cultural competence
Managed vendors and complex client-facing interactions for timely product delivery
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Marketing, Mass Communications, Economics, Statistics, Humanities, or a related concentration
2-5 years of previous research work experience in a related field as demonstrated by a research assessment
Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially succinct and concise reporting
Excellent analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office - especially Excel and PowerPoint
Research Intern
Washington, DC jobs
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is the nation's first and largest organization dedicated to serving the 2.5 million veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, from their first day home to the rest of their lives. IAVA strives to build an empowered generation of veterans through programs in four key impact areas: Health, Education, Employment and Community.
Health - IAVA makes it a priority to ensure that both mental and physical health needs are being effectively addressed in our community, and has provided support to over 20,000 returning veterans nationwide.
Education - With nearly a million new veterans headed back to school under the New GI Bill, IAVA has provided over 500,000 with the tools and support needed to make informed decisions about their education.
Employment - No veteran should come home from Iraq or Afghanistan to an unemployment check. To fight shockingly high joblessness rates, IAVA's Combat to Career initiative helped over 270,000 veterans in their transition to civilian careers in 2011.
Community - Less than 1% of the country served in Iraq and Afghanistan - a stark contrast to the 12% that served during WWII. Building community, both online and on the ground, is a critical factor in fulfilling IAVA's mission, which means bridging geographical divides to create a united, supported and proud movement of new veterans
Job Description
As part of IAVA's policy department, the research team researches the diverse array of issues confronting the newest generation of veterans and offers public policy solutions to these challenges. The team ensures that IAVA always has the best and most meaningful data about Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. It serves as an internal research service while also producing issue reports, blog posts and other analysis of the issues facing today's veterans. Our issue reports offer the most comprehensive, and easy to understand, analysis and policy recommendations on the urgent issues facing new veterans. In this position, you will assist with maintaining the most up-to-date information, and researching and writing about a host of issues. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to learn how to do policy research and turn ideas and numbers into action. The Research Intern will report to the Research Director.
The Research Intern will:
Learn how policy research is done, from gathering and analyzing data to developing a final product.
Learn how to do rapid reaction and response research.
Learn about the issues confronting today's generation of veterans and potentially pick an area to develop more expertise.
Have an opportunity to attend meetings on Capitol Hill and around DC, observing firsthand how Congressional hearings, events and conferences work.
Learn how to research, draft, and (possibly) publish briefs, blogs and papers on current issues facing veterans.
Qualifications
The Research Intern should possess:
Excellent research and organizational skills
Clear, thoughtful, precise, and quick writing skills
Knowledge of or interest in veterans' affairs or related issues
A strong desire to do policy research
Flexibility, dedication to mission, and a robust sense of humor - we are a rapidly growing organization, and one that is presented with many unique, interesting and exciting opportunities on a regular basis.
Additional Information
To Apply: Please send a resume, cover letter, salary history and three professional references to [email protected], with “Salesforce Coordinator” in the subject line. Include a cover letter that concisely explains how your campaign experience could be applied to IAVA. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. No phone calls, please.
IAVA is an equal opportunity employer. VETERANS OF THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN CONFLICTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Russia Researcher
Washington, DC jobs
Russia Researcher - Institute for the Study of War
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is seeking a Russia Researcher.
About ISW:
As the world continues to witness the devastating impact of armed conflict, the need for objective, real-time, unbiased analysis has never been greater. When decision-makers need information-from policymakers to humanitarian aid organizations to military leaders on the ground-time and time again, they turn to the Institute for the Study of War.
ISW has a unique, dual mission: to provide real-time intelligence to help leaders make informed decisions in conflict zones around the world and educate the next generation of national security leaders. This work is carried out through the General Jack Keane Center for National Security and the General David H. Petraeus Center for Emerging Leaders.
Position Summary:
ISW promotes an understanding of war and conflict by providing data and critical analysis to key American political and military leaders. In addition, ISW seeks to educate civilians about war and conflict, thus bridging the gaps between military and civilian decision-makers. ISW aims to improve how the United States formulates and executes its national security policy. ISW is vigilant at monitoring crises around the world and has a track record of accurately predicting potential and actual conflicts. ISW provides a proven platform for emerging researchers and analysts to launch their careers in an innovative and highly relevant project.
ISW seeks a full-time Researcher to conduct research within ISW's Russia Portfolio to provide timely and exceptional open-source analysis of the geo-strategic dynamics of Russian domestic and foreign policy and how those dynamics will affect U.S. national security interests. ISW seeks a talented and self-motivated Researcher with expertise in Russia-linked conflicts and the drivers of Russian foreign policy. The Researcher will publish his or her insights to help identify the risks and opportunities in different policy approaches to the Russia challenge for U.S. policy-makers and practitioners. The candidate must be passionate about conducting detail-oriented research on emergent events and demonstrate the ability to manage and mentor a team of research interns supporting the project.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide expert analysis on dynamic conflicts within the Russia portfolio by synthesizing open-source information on political and security developments.
Capture and analyze granular information on these developments, including implications of regional dynamics.
Work closely with teams studying China, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Al-Qaeda, Turkey, and ISIS to generate insights into regional and cross-border trends.
Aim to keep policymakers informed about ground situations, inflection points, developments affecting US interests, and potential policy options.
Gain proficiency in data-driven analytic software platforms to support investigations into complex research questions.
Publish findings through timely written and graphical reports and oral briefings.
Provide synthetic research support to long-term projects and forecasts to team members and programs as required.
Coach, mentor, and manage research interns and collaborate with team members.
Help edit and oversee daily and short-form written intelligence products to ensure adherence to institutional writing standards.
Validate compliance with proper data-handling and storage guidelines.
Required education and experience:
A bachelor's degree in a field of study related to the ISW's core mission and research agenda, a master's degree is preferred;
Professional working proficiency in Russian (minimum 2 years of study). Knowledge of Ukrainian, Mandarin, Turkish, or any languages spoken in the former Soviet Union is a plus;
Demonstrated ability to structure confident analytical arguments with the resilience to collaborate on organizational standards is required;
Strong understanding of Russian political dynamics and military operations, either in an operational context or through research or coursework. A sophisticated understanding of military institutions and military history is a plus;
Exceptional writing skills, proven independent research skills, good initiative, and the ability to collaborate on research projects. Experience writing for a policy audience is a plus;
Eager for professional development in briefing and presentation skills including experience conveying information to senior-level decision-makers and developing public speaking and briefing skills;
Excellent qualitative and analytic skills, and the ability to represent material graphically in team-oriented settings. Some familiarity with quantitative methods, comfort with integrating technology into research, and knowledge of using ArcGIS a plus;
The dedication and drive to produce policy-relevant research in a timely manner;
Passionate curiosity for ISW's research agenda and mission.
Other duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a CV, and an academic/professional writing sample here.