Digital Network Exploitation Analysts (DNEAs) TS SCI + Polygraph

Aperio Global; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan with employer match

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Job summary

Aperio Global is looking for Digital Network Exploitation Analysts (DNEAs) to join their team in Fort Meade, Maryland. This role involves analyzing cybersecurity data and developing operations plans to enhance national security.

We're seeking candidates with a solid educational background in Computer Science and relevant experience in cybersecurity roles. We offer a generous benefits package and a salary range of $95k to $243k depending on experience levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in computer or information systems design/development/analysis roles.
• Understanding of logical/physical IP infrastructure and network traffic.
• Completion of military training in cyber analysis may count as experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze SIGINT and cybersecurity data.
• Develop new tradecraft as technologies evolve.
• Collaborate on intelligence needs and mission relevance.
• Form hypotheses and assess analysis techniques.
• Document and share findings with the team.

Skills

Data analysis

Cybersecurity

Communication devices

Network design

Penetration testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent IT/IS degree)

Tools

Sec+

Net+

CEH

Job description

How We're Different

We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission‑critical efforts where our work truly moves the needle. We don't chase small wins. We solve for next.

We view the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics as an empirical discipline as rigorous and consequential as any field in science or engineering. That means we bring intellectual honesty, accountability, and transparency to every problem we take on. Our team includes tech innovators, Intelligence Community veterans, and security professionals who know that the best solutions come from diverse minds working toward a common mission. We value our people, those working quietly behind the scenes, doing the hard work that keeps our nation secure.

The best way to understand how we think is to see what we've built. From full‑spectrum cyber operations and de‑biased AI platforms to quantum networking and cloud‑native software systems, our work speaks for itself.

Come solve with us

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package — including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, generous paid time off, short and long‑term disability, professional development, and much more. We invest in our people because they are our most important asset — and because the mission demands the best.

Aperio Global is seeking Digital Network Exploitation Analysts (DNEAs) to support our IC program in Fort Meade, Maryland. The DNEA role involves evaluating target opportunities, understanding and mapping target networks, and developing detailed exploitation and operations plans, using various sources of data.

Clearance Required

Current TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Analyze SIGINT and cybersecurity data at multiple levels up and down the OSI network stack and bring a solid understanding of logical/physical IP core infrastructure, communication devices, and how they connect to networks, as well as the traffic movements in a network.
• Participate in developing new tradecraft needed to perform this analysis as technologies evolve.
• Collaborate with a team to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
• Apply innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.
• Distill, document, contextualize, and share findings—including any new tradecraft that you develop—with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent IT/IS degree with coursework equivalent to a CS major).
• Experience levels:
• Level 1: Two (2) or more years of experience.
• Level 2: Five (5) or more years of experience.
• Level 3: Eight (8) or more years of experience.
• Level 4: Eleven (11) or more years of experience.
• Certifications preferred: Sec+, Net+, CEH.
• Must have experience in computer or information systems design/development/analysis roles, which may include: Engineering hardware and/or software; Programming; Computer/network security; Vulnerability analysis; Penetration testing; Computer forensics; Information assurance; Systems engineering; Network and systems administration.
• Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) may be considered toward the relevant experience requirement.

Anticipated Annual Salary Range for Levels 1‑4: $95k‑$243k.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401(k), IRA) with 100% employer match up to 6%
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Professional Development
• And much more

Aperio Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and fairness. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs — never on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.