Data Analyst - Red Team
Role summary
PingWind is seeking a Data Analyst for their Red Team to support supply chain risk management operations. This role focuses on identifying vulnerabilities, mapping adversary dependencies, assessing geopolitical exposure, and discovering failure points within the supply chain. Responsibilities include conducting vulnerability assessments, adversary mapping, producing threat products, modeling disruption scenarios, and researching critical components. The analyst will also maintain a vulnerability pipeline and contribute to reports and briefings. Requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in threat analysis, intelligence analysis, risk assessment, supply chain investigation, or operations research, with proficiency in data analysis tools like Excel, Python, SQL, or Snowflake. Familiarity with geopolitical risk and analytic writing is essential. This is a hybrid position based in Huntsville, AL, requiring TS/SCI eligibility.
Location: Huntsville, AL
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, Snowflake, 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