Exploitation Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Exploitation Analyst to support cyberspace operations and protect critical networks.

You will apply advanced techniques in network analysis, exploitation, and dataflow to assist mission owners and grow your expertise within a leading team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 10+ years of network exploitation experience or 12+ years in lieu of a degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Experience with encryption techniques, routing, and network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support cyberspace operations to enable mission success and protect national security.
• Analyze computer networks, perform exploitation tasks, and develop target network maps.
• Mentor junior analysts and share methodologies and tool experience.

Skills

Encryption techniques

Routing and network infrastructure

Signals intelligence discovery

Network exploitation

C2/Network Operations (CNO) processes

Python scripting

C++ scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Penetration testing tools

Python

C++

Job description

Exploitation Analyst, Senior**The Opportunity:**Do you have strong analytic skills and a problem-solving mindset? Are you looking for an opportunity to use those skills to support our warfighters, protect our national security, and inform our nation's leaders? As a Senior Exploitation Analyst, you will use your technical expertise to support cyberspace operations to enable the success of mission owners. As a senior exploitation analyst on our team, you will provide expert analytic support while working alongside the mission owners to tackle complex and challenging problems in computer network analysis, network exploitation, digital network intelligence, dataflow, access development, and target network analysis. Your duties will require you to leverage subject matter expertise on ports, protocols, networking devices, common exploitation framework, bespoke toolkits, and advanced tradecraft. This role will provide you an opportunity to grow your expertise, develop new skills, use and share your methodologies and tool experience to provide mentorship to other analysts, and promote cutting-edge analysis. Most importantly, you will be part of a team conducting offensive cyberspace operations that are crucial to national security. Join us. The world can't wait. **You Have:** * Experience with encryption techniques, routing, and network infrastructure* Experience with CNO processes and capabilities* Ability to leverage processes and tools for signals intelligence discovery analysis* Ability to assess network vulnerabilities, identify key network topology, and create comprehensive maps of target networks* TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph* Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience with network exploitation, or 12+ years of experience with network exploitation in lieu of a degree **Nice If You Have:** * Experience with dataflow and signals intelligence architecture* Experience with programming languages for scripting and automation, including Python or C++* Experience with penetration testing tools* Experience with enumeration and exploitation of Windows, Linux, and Cisco devices* Knowledge of ports, protocols, and common network configurations* Knowledge of IT logging best practices* Master’s degree in a STEM field* Network+, Security+, CEH, CCNA, or GPEN Certification **Clearance:**Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.**Compensation**At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.