Cyber Tool Developer

Axiom Consultants Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Cyber Tool Developer in the District of Columbia for high-security, TS/SCI work within a SCIF environment.

The role supports Navy mission areas with advanced cyber tools and tactics, requiring several industry certifications and hands-on pentesting expertise. Candidates should have at least five years of experience, strong scripting skills, and a deep understanding of vulnerability assessment and blue team operations.

Qualifications

• Five years of highly technical cyber ops experience required.
• Experience guiding government personnel on cyber operations.
• Hands-on cyber testing and vulnerability assessment expertise.

Responsibilities

• Analyze automated assessment results and validate findings.
• Use industry tools for vulnerability assessment and reporting.
• Disclose key application flaws and inform remediation.
• Research cyber actors' TTPs and integrate findings into operations.
• Develop testing methodologies for threat emulation and validation.
• Support planning groups, war games, and exercises.
• Contribute findings to Blue Team reporting.
• Ensure Navy network compliance with DoD/Navy directives.

Skills

Penetration Testing

Vulnerability Analysis

Scripting (Perl/Shell)

Database Security

Secure Coding

Blue Teaming

Threat Emulation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Cyber, Computer Science or related Engineering

OSCP

CASP+

Linux+

GPEN

CEH

GCFE - Windows Forensic Analysis

GCFA - Advanced Digital Forensics

GNFA - Advanced Network Forensics

Tools

Nmap

Metasploit

Nessus

Core Impact

Job description

Full Time District of Columbia, DC, USA

This position requires aTOP SECRET/SCI level security clearance. The entirety of the workspace is a Special Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF).

The Cyber Tool Developer position has been designated as a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce position in Specialty Area 62 and as a condition of employment incumbents of the position are required to comply with the DON Cyber IT/CSWF Program requirements of SECNAV M-5239.2. This position shall provide technical and analytical support, assistance, program management, and training for unique tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) and information technology required to support the NBT mission.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Must possess a minimum of five (5) years of experiencein providing highly technical subject matter expertise and expert guidance to government personnel in the execution of operations and demonstrated experience in at least five of the following areas:

• Hands-on experience performing Penetration Tests and Vulnerability Analysis for applications, network infrastructure and operating system infrastructures.
• Create or develop scripts that generate findings or reports by ingesting data from data sets taken during assessments and utilizing proven/formal processes, industry standards, and tools to include but not limited to: Perl, Shell, or other scripting/coding languages.
• Recommend solutions by defining database's physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, back-up and recovery specifications
• Conduct system or database performance monitoring and tuning
• Conduct training programs for staff on current and newly developed cyber tools.
• Work closely with an internal cross-functional team to create and/or customize themes, plugins, and extensions to support vulnerability discovery and reporting.
• Designs and implements new Stored Procedures and optimizes existing processing and publishing codes to improve performance and system stability
• Identifying mission area-related concepts and technologies for examining technology, including protocols, languages, clients, and server architectures, from the attacker's perspective.
• Developing and supporting development of Navy mission areas-related operational concepts, tactics, and experimental concepts and technologies.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance utilizing tools and techniques to conduct cyber vulnerability assessments of public facing IP addresses.
• Familiarity with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publications.
• Working knowledge of the following defensive security techniques and technologies:

Possess a number of technical certifications, or similar, from the following list:

• ----Bachelor's or Master's in Cyber, Computer Science or related Engineering discipline

• ----Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
• ----CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)
• ----Linux +
• ----GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN)
• ----Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification
• ----GCFE - Windows Forensic Analysis
• ----GCFA - Advanced Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Threat Hunting
• ----GNFA - Advanced Network Forensics: Threat Hunting, Analysis, and Incident Response

• Have a working level ability with one of the below programing languages:
• ----Python
• Familiarity with Navy Information System Architecture.

REQUIRED DUTIES:

• Analyze the results from automated assessment tools to validate findings, determine their business impact, and eliminate false positives.
• Use commercial and open source network cyber assessment tools (e.g. Core Impact, Nmap, Metasploit, and Nessus).
• Manually discover key application flaws.
• Research various cyber actors' TTPs, organizational structures, capabilities, personas, and environments, and integrate findings into Cyber Blue Teaming or penetration test operations.
• Develop and utilize testing methodology for threat emulation and vulnerability validation.
• Provide support to working groups, planning groups, operational planning teams, conferences, table top exercises, war games and operational experiments.
• Contribute findings to Blue Team reporting.
• Understand Navy networks for compliance with applicable DOD and Navy instructions and directives.
• Liaise with various DOD components concerning web vulnerability scanning and compliance guidelines and issues.

Required shift coverage: DAY SHIFT (07:30 AM/0730 - 4:00 PM/1600) working position (Monday - Friday). Remote work as authorized.

About Axiom

Axiom Consultants, Inc. (“Axiom”) is a technology, science & engineering, and management consulting firm whose expertise assists our clients with improving their operations and strategies, and reaching their modernization goals. Our tailored solutions focus on delivering excellence for our clients while taking into consideration their challenges and organizational needs.

Axiom is an SBA certified 8(a) Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) based in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

What We Do

Axiom is a technology, science and management solutions driven firm. Customers consistently choose Axiom because we’re dogged in the pursuit of perfection and performance. We are unwavering in our quest to add value to every project we touch. We have a proven track record of consistently delivering cost-effective, best-in-class solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations.

At Axiom we strongly believe in supporting a Healthy Work-Life Balance for our employees, as it is one of the biggest predictors of employee happiness. We empower our employees with career development and growth opportunities.

Axiom is driven by the core value of Continuous Improvement – within ourselves, our communities, and our company – coupled with the guiding principle of acting with integrity in every aspect of our professional and personal lives.

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