Exploitation Analyst (EA) Level 1-4

Sentar•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Sentar is seeking Exploitation Analysts at Levels 1–4 in Ft. Meade. The role applies understanding of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities to develop exploitation plans and adjust them as operations progress. Analysts collaborate with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understanding of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise. They form and assess hypotheses, select analysis techniques, query and enrich data, evaluate results, and share insights. They document and contextualize findings, including newly developed tradecraft, for teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. The posting lists related fields including General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, and Computer Security.
Eighteen semester hours of military training or coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is considered equivalent to an associate degree.
Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design, development, or analysis. Additional relevant areas may include hardware or software engineering, programming, computer or network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and network or systems administration.
Relevant military training, such as the Joint Cyber Analysis Course (JCAC), may count toward the relevant experience or education requirement; the 24-week JCAC course counts as six months of experience.
In some cases, foreign-language proficiency may count toward experience requirements; recent Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate proficiency.
Level 1: 2 years of applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 4 years with an associate degree, or 6 years without a degree.
Level 2: 2 years of applicable experience with a Ph.D., or 3 years with a master’s degree, or 5 years with a bachelor’s degree, or 7 years with an associate degree, or 9 years without a degree.
Level 3: 4 years of applicable experience with a Ph.D., or 6 years with a master’s degree, or 8 years with a bachelor’s degree, or 10 years with an associate degree, or 12 years without a degree.
Level 4: 7 years of applicable experience with a Ph.D., or 9 years with a master’s degree, or 11 years with a bachelor’s degree, or 13 years with an associate degree, or 15 years without a degree.

Responsibilities

Develop exploitation plans using knowledge of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities.
Make operational adjustments as plans are executed.
Collaborate with government, military, and contractor personnel 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 gain and share insights.
Distill, document, contextualize, and share findings, including newly developed tradecraft, with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Benefits

Voluntary medical, dental, and vision insurance, with health savings or flexible spending plan options.
Voluntary life, critical illness, accident, and long-term care insurance options.
Group term life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage for qualifying employees.
401(k) match.
PTO plan that increases quickly with years of service.
Holiday schedule and other leave programs, including bereavement, maternity, jury, and military duty leave.
Mental health awareness programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Professional development reimbursement.
Recognition and awards programs.
Employee ownership.