Senior Intrusion Analyst - Deep Packet & Protocol Expert

Momentum Engineering; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

group medical plan

dental coverage

vision benefits

life insurance

STD/LTD

Job summary

Momentum Engineering Fort Meade, Maryland, is seeking an Intrusion Analyst to perform deep packet inspection, protocol analysis, and reverse engineering of complex network data. The role supports both offensive and defensive cyber mission requirements and requires an active TS/SCI with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.

Responsibilities include detailed traffic analysis, protocol development, and documenting findings for engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• Master's degree with 6+ years, Bachelor’s with 8+ years, or Associate’s with 10+ years of directly related experience.
• Strong networking and protocol-analysis experience.
• Experience performing deep packet inspection.
• Solid understanding of network protocols and communications architectures.
• Experience supporting cyber operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep packet inspection and detailed network traffic analysis.
• Reverse engineer and deobfuscate network protocols and data.
• Analyze packet structures, message formats, schemas, and protocol behaviors.
• Develop or modify protocol-processing capabilities.
• Support cyber analysis involving offensive and defensive operations.
• Identify anomalies, vulnerabilities, and technical characteristics within network communications.
• Document reverse-engineering results, protocol specifications, and analytical findings.
• Provide technical recommendations to cyber and engineering teams.

Skills

Networking

Protocol analysis

Deep packet inspection

Reverse engineering

Cyber operations experience

Education

Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience

Associate's degree with 10 years of in-depth relevant experience

Tools

GENESIS/XKS

Schema development (FP/MP)

Job description

Momentum Engineering Fort Meade, Maryland, is seeking an Intrusion Analyst to perform deep packet inspection, protocol analysis, and reverse engineering of complex network data. The role supports both offensive and defensive cyber mission requirements and requires an active TS/SCI with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.

Responsibilities include detailed traffic analysis, protocol development, and documenting findings for engineering teams.