Cybersecurity Analyst Senior - CYBA3

Cybersecurity Jobs; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

General Benefits

Everforth ECS Benefits

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (CYBA3) to support proactive and reactive cybersecurity missions from a hybrid setup in Washington, DC. The role requires frequent in-person work, at least three days per week onsite, with continued hybrid remote support.

You will plan and execute threat emulation activities, support team execution, and communicate results with stakeholders, while leading offensive tool development and aligning with current TTPs.

Qualifications

• Current Top-Secret Clearance required; SCI/CI-Poly possible.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, CS/EE/Engineering, or equivalent; 1+ year experience; Master’s with 1+ year also ok.
• 2+ years of vulnerability assessments, network mapping, and service enumeration in a DoD network environment.
• Experience with Nessus, Nmap, Tenable, Kali, Burp, Metasploit Core, and Core Impact.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design and deployment of offensive tools and techniques, including social engineering, security monitoring evasion, and custom tooling for network exploitation.
• Conduct operations mimicking known and emerging threats to validate security readiness.
• Continuously update attack techniques to emulate the latest cyber adversaries and align execution with current TTPs.
• Develop and enforce guidelines and rules of engagement for each operation, balancing realism with safety to reduce disruptions.

Skills

Top-Secret Clearance

Vulnerability Assessment

Network Mapping

Threat Emulation

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity

Master’s degree

Tools

NESSUS

Nmap

Tenable

Kali

Burp

Metasploit Core

Core Impact

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst (CYBA3) to support a proactive and reactive cybersecurity mission from a hybrid setup in Washington, DC. This role includes frequent in-person work, with at least 3 days per week physically onsite, while also supporting full-time hybrid remote and onsite operations. As a senior technical expert, you will help plan and execute threat emulation activities, support team execution, and communicate results with stakeholders.

The CYBA3 function centers on tactical planning, technical leadership, and realistic threat testing. You will be responsible for driving offensive tool and technique development, ensuring operations safely reflect real-world attacker behavior, and keeping emulation aligned with current adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and deployment of offensive tools and techniques, including social engineering, security monitoring evasion, and custom tooling for network exploitation.
• Conduct operations in a way that mimics known and emerging threats to validate security readiness.
• Continuously update attack techniques to emulate the latest cyber adversaries and align execution with real-world TTPs.
• Develop and enforce guidelines and rules of engagement for each operation, balancing realism with safety to reduce the likelihood of system disruptions.

Requirements

• Must have a current Top-Secret Clearance, with the capability to obtain SCI / CI-Poly if required by contract needs.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification, with 1+ years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 1+ years of experience.
• At least 2+ years of experience performing vulnerability assessments, network mapping, and service enumeration within a DOD Network Environment.
• Experience performing vulnerability assessments with industry tools including NESSUS, Nmap, Tenable, Kali, and tools such as Burp, Metasploit Core, and Impact.

Technologies

• NESSUS, Nmap, Tenable, Kali
• Burp, Metasploit, Core Impact

Benefits

• General Description of Benefits
• Benefits - Everforth ECS

Location: Washington, DC (hybrid, with at least 3 days per week onsite). Experience level: 2 years minimum. Compensation: USD 127,500 - 138,224 per year.