Cybersecurity Threat and Exploitation Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Cybersecurity Threat and Exploitation Analyst The Opportunity: As a cyber warfare engineer, you know how critical it is to stay ahead of evolving threats by identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities before adversaries can. At Booz Allen, you'll bring that expertise to a mission-focused team where you'll conduct testing and analysis to identify threat vectors, engineer attack methodologies, and develop and deploy exploits. You’ll use your understanding of cyber operations to apply emerging technologies, uncover system and network vulnerabilities, and design tools and tactics that support real-world missions. In this role, you’ll support defensive cyber operations across multiple platforms, networks, and systems. Your ability to identify and mitigate risk will support the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and mission sets. This is your opportunity to help advance national security through cutting-edge cyber capabilities. Join us. The world can't wait.

Requirements

5+ years of experience supporting a DoD or government organization with information systems security, cybersecurity, networks, or communications systems
3+ years of experience supporting cybersecurity red or blue teams, and executing red or blue team events
3+ years of experience working in a security operations center or cyber operations environment, and with vulnerability assessments and risk management of networks, systems, and communications protocols
Knowledge of the Risk Management Framework (RMF), including Assessment and Authorization (A&A) activities, direct development of RMF artifacts, and deliverables across all Steps, and cybersecurity compliance testing using industry standard tools, including Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG)
Knowledge of Python and PowerShell to create scripts, queries, and analytics
Ability to use threat intelligence data to inform planning and exercises, and use threat intelligence data to inform exercise planning and recommend security enhancements and hardening, through active engagement of incident response activities, including analysis of artifacts, writing incident reports, and triaging of security events
Ability to write succinct briefings, presentations, and reports to convey analysis, devise and execute client deliverables, work independently, identify problems and devise analysis and solutions, communicate results, and lead the accomplishments of client tasks from inception to completion
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
HS diploma or GED
DoD 8140 Certification

Nice To Haves

Experience with operational readiness, mission engineering, and integration
Experience with RedSeal
Experience with endpoint security
Experience with threat detection, cyber kill chains, vulnerability exploitation and management, TTPs, and endpoint detection and response
Experience with network engineering functions, including Windows, Linux, and virtual operating systems, security tools, platforms, and technologies, including network and web application firewalls, web proxy, intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, and penetration tools
Knowledge of DevSecOps, GitHub, Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to learn new technologies and implement updated rigorous security controls, and articulate industry best practice cybersecurity and threat-based cybersecurity frameworks and trends
Bachelor's degree
CEH, OSCP, GCTH, GCTI, or GCIH Certification

Responsibilities

Conduct testing and analysis to identify threat vectors
Engineer attack methodologies
Develop and deploy exploits
Apply emerging technologies
Uncover system and network vulnerabilities
Design tools and tactics that support real-world missions
Support defensive cyber operations across multiple platforms, networks, and systems
Identify and mitigate risk
Support the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and mission sets