System Vulnerability Analyst

Applied Network Solutions Inc•Annapolis Junction, MD

5d•$100,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Applied Network Solutions (ANS), we bring together some of the most curious minds in networking and cybersecurity. ANS was founded to disrupt the status quo. For over 20 years, our team provides expertise in network, system engineering and both offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations. Our vision is for a future in which talent and customers alike come to ANS because of our reputation for delivering technical excellence, solving our nation’s toughest challenges and our ability to exceed expectations. At ANS we value the integrity of your work. We are looking for the right person to plan, analyze, design, develop, test, secure, integrate, implement, operate, and maintain the custom solutions that ANS delivers. Together, let’s ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. As a System Vulnerability Analyst on our team, you will: support the identification of vulnerabilities and attacks against specific systems. Analyze attack techniques and develop countermeasures. Produce formal and informal reports, and briefings relating to system vulnerability analysis.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance and Polygraph required
Minimum of (4) years of experience and a Doctoral degree or (6) years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree or (8) years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or (10) years of relevant experience and an Associate’s degree required may be considered for individuals with in-depth experience that is clearly related to the position.
Degree must be in Computer Science or a related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Information Assurance, and Information Security)
Identify vulnerabilities of and attacks to the design and operation of a system (H/W, S/W, personnel, procedures, logistics, and physical security) by relating vulnerabilities and attacks to effects on operations and missions supported by those systems
Compare and contrast various system attack techniques and develop operationally effective countermeasures
Produce formal and informal reports, briefings, and perspectives of actual and potential attacks against the systems or missions being studied

Nice To Haves

OCONUS travel is periodically required - red team experience required.
Zero Trust experience to CNE, CNO, network infrastructure, architecture and hardening is a plus.

Responsibilities

Identify vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats to program, functions, products, applications and systems
Leverage HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and other information to assess vulnerabilities and conduct security evaluations
Analyze and characterize identified vulnerabilities and threats
Relate identified vulnerabilities and threats and the effects of the operations and missions supported by those systems
Compare and contrast various cryptographic attack techniques and develop operationally affective countermeasures
Provide formal and informal reports, briefings, and perspectives of actual and potential attacks
Collaborate with threat analysts to conduct comprehensive threat assessments of network cryptographic devise, components, and technologies
Use threat analysis and technical knowledge to provide security guidance and develop mitigations to threats and vulnerabilities
Ensure secure transmission by designing, evaluating, or modifying encryption schemes or algorithms.
Apply mathematical or computational methos and lines of reasoning
Perform security analysis, evaluation and guidance on the design and implementation of cryptographic and communication protocols