Digital Network Exploitation Analysts (DNEAs) TS SCI + Polygraph

Aperio Global•Fort Meade, MD

4d•$95,000 - $243,000

About The Position

Aperio Global is hiring Digital Network Exploitation Analysts to support an Intelligence Community program in Fort Meade, Maryland. Analysts evaluate target opportunities, understand and map target networks, and develop detailed exploitation and operations plans using multiple data sources. The role analyzes SIGINT and cybersecurity data across different OSI network levels and requires understanding logical and physical IP core infrastructure, communication devices, network connections, and traffic patterns. Analysts contribute to developing new analytical tradecraft as technologies evolve. Working with a team, they build shared understanding of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise. They form and assess hypotheses, select suitable analysis techniques, query and enrich data, and derive insights. Findings and newly developed tradecraft are distilled, documented, contextualized, and shared with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers. The position requires U.S. citizenship and a current, active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. The anticipated annual salary range across Levels 1–4 is $95,000–$243,000. Placement within the range depends on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, certifications, technical skills, work location, and business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
Relevant experience by level: Level 1 requires at least 2 years; Level 2 requires at least 5 years; Level 3 requires at least 8 years; Level 4 requires at least 11 years. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
Information Technology or Information Security degrees may be considered relevant if coursework is equivalent in amount and type to a Computer Science major.
Experience in computer or information systems design, development, or analysis roles, which may include hardware or software engineering, programming, computer or network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, or network and systems administration.
U.S. citizenship.
Current and active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Preferred certifications: Security+ (Sec+), Network+ (Net+), or Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
Completion of relevant military training, such as the Joint Cyber Analysis Course (JCAC), may count toward the relevant experience requirement; for example, a 24-week JCAC course may count as 6 months of experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate target opportunities, understand and map target networks, and develop detailed exploitation and operations plans using various data sources.
Analyze SIGINT and cybersecurity data at multiple levels of the OSI network stack.
Understand logical and physical IP core infrastructure, communication devices and their network connections, and traffic movement within networks.
Participate in developing analytical tradecraft as technologies evolve.
Collaborate with a team to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.
Form hypotheses, critically assess and select analysis techniques, and query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to derive insights.
Distill, document, contextualize, and share findings and newly developed tradecraft with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.