Target Analyst Reporter (Skill Level 1)

Strategic Analysis Incorporated; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Analytix is seeking a skilled Target Analyst Reporter (TAR) to synthesize intelligence and report findings to IC customers. The TAR will prioritize and analyze data from passive/active collection, open sources, and collateral sources to produce timely products and support mission goals in Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance and CNO.

Candidates should have extensive experience across multiple cyber disciplines including network exploitation, forensics, and vulnerability

Qualifications

• At least seven (7) years experience in two (2) or more of the following: a. Computer Network Exploitation, b. Vulnerability Assessment, c. Penetration Testing, d. Incident Response, e. Network and/or server forensics, f. Cryptanalytic work in military or intelligence community organization, g. Cryptology work in military or intelligence community organization.

Skills

Network analysis

Incident response

Penetration testing

Forensics

Education

Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Information Systems

Tools

Snort

Wireshark

tcpdump

Nmap

Sysinternals

IDA Pro

NOSEHAIR

Job description

About the role

Job Description

Strategic Analytix is looking for a skilled Target Analyst Reporter (TAR). The TAR will provide synthesized product to customers by researching, analyzing and reporting intelligence via appropriate reporting vehicles, in response to Intelligence Community (IC) requirements and in accordance with agency missions of Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance and Computer Network Operations. Prioritize, assess, evaluate and report information obtained from passive and active collection, network evaluation and analysis, and from related collateral sources (for example IMINT, MASINT, HUMINT, open source and others as needed). The employee will maintain awareness of internal and external customer needs. Collaborate with other collectors and analysts to refine collection and reporting requirements. Share target-related information and provide feedback to customers as appropriate. Issue appropriate products that relay developments, trends, indications, warnings and/or situational awareness regarding specific targets, as well as countermeasures and courses of action, if applicable. Lastly, the TAR will assist in the development of databases or working aids on target activity to enhance and build target knowledge and improve collection to execute agency and the Intelligence Community’s missions.

What you’ll do

TAR Requirements

At least seven (7) years experience in two (2) or more of the following:

• a. Computer Network Exploitation,
• b. Vulnerability Assessment,
• c. Penetration Testing,
• d. Incident Response,
• e. Network and/or server forensics,
• f. Cryptanalytic work in military or intelligence community organization,
• g. Cryptology work in military or intelligence community organization.

At least one (1) years of experience in two (2) or more of the following:

• a. File Hashing and Fuzzy File Hashing (e.g., ssdeep, fciv, and md5deep)
• b. Commercial, open source or GOTS tools for intrusion detection (e.g., Snort, BroIDS).
• c. Packet capture/evaluation (e.g., tcpdump, ethereal/wireshark, NOSEHAIR).
• d. Network mapping/discovery (e.g., nmap, TRICKLER).
• e. 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:

• a. Development of exploits for Microsoft Windows operating systems
• b. Development of exploits for UNIX operating systems
• c. Development of exploits for personal computer device/mobile device operating systems (e.g., Android,
• Blackberry, iPhone, and iPad.)
• d. Software Reverse Engineering to include use of code disassemblers (e.g., IDA Pro) and debugging unknown code (e.g. Ollydbg)
• e. Analysis of of code in memory, including analysis of RAM snapshots, Windows crash dump files, and/or UNIX kernel dumps

Qualifications

Clearance Level

• TS/SCI level clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.

Education

• Relevant Degree: Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Information Systems