Target Analyst Reporter

Reflexive Concepts; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Target Analyst Reporter to join our team in the Fort Meade area, supporting critical national security missions. The candidate must be fully cleared (TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph) with current CI within 6 years.

This position is located at FANX. The TAR role requires extensive experience in cyber exploitation, incident response, and memory/forensic analysis, with a focus on authoritative reporting and rapid assessment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in two or more listed areas.
• 1+ year experience in two or more of: file hashing, intrusion detection tools, packet capture, network mapping, Sysinternals/NOSEHAIR.
• 2+ years experience in development of exploits for Windows/UNIX/mobile OS.
• Experience with software reverse engineering or cryptanalytic work is a plus.
• Active TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph (with MPO).

Skills

Analytic editing

Report releaser

Senior reporting authority

Education

B.S. in related field

Tools

Snort

BroIDS

tcpdump

wireshark

nmap

Job description

This is a projected vacancy expected to become available in October 2026.

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Target Analyst Reporter to join our team!

We are currently seeking a Target Analyst Reporter (TAR) to join our team and support critical national security missions in the Fort Meade area. Candidate must be fully cleared, TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph (*CI must be current under 6 years). This position is located at FANX.

The Following Experience Is Desired

• Analytic Editor Qualification/Experience
• Report Releaser Qualification/Experience
• Senior Reporting Authority Qualification/Experience

Qualifications:

• At least seven (7) years experience [four (4) years experience with a B.S.] in two (2) or more of the following:
  • Computer Network Exploitation
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Penetration Testing
  • Incident Response
  • Network and/or server forensics
  • Cryptanalytic work in military or intelligence community organization
  • Cryptology in military or intelligence community organization
• At least one (1) year of experience in two (2) or more of the following:
  • File Hashing and Fuzzy File Hashing (e.g., ssdeep, fciv, and md5deep)
  • Commercial, open source or GOTS tools for intrusion detection (e.g., Snort, BroIDS)
  • Packet capture/evaluation (e.g., tcpdump, ethereal/wireshark, NOSEHAIR)
  • Network mapping/discovery (e.g.,nmap, TRICKLER)
  • Industry standard system/network tools (e.g., netcat, netstat, traceroute, rpcinfo, nbtscan, snmpwalk, Sysinternals suite)
• At least two (2) years of experience in one (1) or more of the following:
  • Development of exploits for Microsoft Windows operating systems
  • Development of exploits for UNIX operating systems
  • Development of exploits for personal computer device/mobile device operating systems (e.g., Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and iPad)
  • Software Reverse Engineering to include use of code disassemblers (e.g., IDA Pro) and debugging unknown code (e.g. Ollydbg)
  • Analysis of code in memory, including analysis of RAM snapshots, Windows crash dump files, and/or UNIX kernel dumps
  • Implementing networks with IPv6 protocols
• Active TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph (with MPO)