Senior Intrusion Analyst - Deep Packet & Protocol Expert

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

PTO

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. seeks an Intrusion Analyst to perform deep packet inspection, protocol analysis, and reverse engineering of complex network data.

The successful candidate will analyze network communications, identify protocol structures and behaviors, and support both offensive and defensive cyber mission requirements. Responsibilities include identifying anomalies, documenting findings, and developing protocol-processing capabilities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s with 8+ years, or Associate’s with 10+ years in-depth experience.
• Strong networking and protocol-analysis experience.
• Demonstrated experience performing deep packet inspection.

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

Deep packet inspection

Network protocols

Protocol analysis

Cyber operations experience

Education

Master's degree

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

Tools

GENESIS/XKS

Schema development

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. seeks an Intrusion Analyst to perform deep packet inspection, protocol analysis, and reverse engineering of complex network data.

The successful candidate will analyze network communications, identify protocol structures and behaviors, and support both offensive and defensive cyber mission requirements. Responsibilities include identifying anomalies, documenting findings, and developing protocol-processing capabilities.