Malicious Network Activities Expert

SilverEdge • Columbia, MD

21d

About The Position

SilverEdge Government Solutions is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Malicious Network Activities Expert to support the evaluation of test subjects in the domain of network security. This role involves developing challenging and realistic test materials that assess a test subject's ability to understand and reason about malicious network behavior. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience analyzing network traffic, identifying attack signatures, and crafting scenarios that mirror real-world threat patterns. You will be responsible for generating packet captures, designing unencrypted traffic scenarios, and creating question-answer pairs that evaluate the test subject’s ability to detect anomalies, recognize protocol misuse, and infer exploit behavior from network evidence. This position requires a strong foundation in network protocols, threat detection, and offensive security tooling.

Requirements

• TS/SCI with Polygraph level clearance
• Bachelors degree in Network Security or a related field
• Strong background in network security and traffic analysis
• Experience with common attack patterns and their network signatures
• Understanding of network protocols and their normal vs. abnormal behaviors
• Familiarity with packet analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark)
• Proficiency with exploitation frameworks (e.g., Metasploit, etc.) to generate realistic attack traffic
• Ability to capture and document network traffic containing specific vulnerabilities
• Knowledge of cybersecurity threat detection methodologies
• Ability to create realistic but challenging scenarios that test semantic understanding and inferential reasoning
• Experience in reverse engineering attacks from network traffic evidence

Responsibilities

• Developing challenging and realistic test materials that assess a test subject's ability to understand and reason about malicious network behavior.
• Analyzing network traffic.
• Identifying attack signatures.
• Crafting scenarios that mirror real-world threat patterns.
• Generating packet captures.
• Designing unencrypted traffic scenarios.
• Creating question-answer pairs that evaluate the test subject’s ability to detect anomalies, recognize protocol misuse, and infer exploit behavior from network evidence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees