Exploitation Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Maryland; On-site; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Retirement benefits

Work-life programs

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Network and Access Discovery Analyst in Maryland to support national security operations. This role requires strong analytical skills and technical expertise in network analysis and exploitation processes.

Qualifications include TS/SCI clearance, experience with network vulnerabilities, and the ability to assess signals intelligence. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $99,000 to $225,000 annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in network exploitation or signals intelligence analysis.
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• Ability to leverage processes and tools for signals intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert analytic support in computer network analysis.
• Tackle complex problems in network exploitation and digital network intelligence.
• Conduct offensive cyberspace operations to support national security.

Skills

Encryption techniques

Routing

Network infrastructure

CNO processes and capabilities

Signals intelligence discovery analysis

Network vulnerabilities assessment

Network topology identification

Programming for scripting and automation (Python or C++)

Education

HS diploma or GED with 6+ years of experience

Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience

Tools

Penetration testing tools

Network+, Security+, CEH, CCNA, or SANS certification

Job description

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 network and access discovery analyst, you will use your specialized technical experience to enable cyberspace operations and intelligence collection to enable the success of mission owners.

Responsibilities

As an 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 an understanding of ports, protocols, networking devices, and common exploitation frameworks. This will provide an opportunity to grow your expertise, develop new skills and tradecraft, use and share your methodologies and tool experience with other analysts, and most importantly, be a part of a team conducting offensive cyberspace operations that are crucial to national security.

Qualifications

• 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 and identify key network topology.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
• HS diploma or GED and 6+ years of experience with network exploitation or signals intelligence analysis, or Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of experience with network exploitation or signals intelligence analysis.

Nice to 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.
• Knowledge of ports, protocols, and common network configurations.
• Knowledge of IT logging best practices.
• Network+, Security+, CEH, CCNA, or SANS certification.

Clearance

TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). Additional benefits include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits; paid leave; professional development; tuition assistance; work‑life programs; and dependent care. 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.

Commitment to Non‑Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.