ResponsibilitiesNext Generation Digital Network Exploitation Analyst (LCAT: DNEA2)
Location: Annapolis Junction / Fort Meade, MDClearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Required
What You’ll Do
As a Digital Network Exploitation Analyst, you’ll apply advanced analytical and technical skills to identify, map, and exploit target networks. Your work will help strengthen and enable critical national security missions. Responsibilities may include:
- Evaluate target networks using all-source intelligence to identify vulnerabilities and develop detailed exploitation and operations plans.
- Analyze SIGINT and cyber data across multiple layers of the OSI model.
- Apply deep knowledge of IP core infrastructure, communication devices, and network traffic behaviors.
- Develop and share new tradecraft as technologies evolve.
- Collaborate with government, military, and contractor partners to align intelligence needs and mission priorities.
- Synthesize and communicate insights and findings to mission stakeholders and intelligence consumers.
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Qualifications
What You Bring
- Experience:
- 9 years of experience without a degree, OR
- 7 years of experience with an Associate’s degree, OR
- 5 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree, OR
- 3 years of experience with a Master’s degree
- Background in one or more of the following: systems design, software/hardware engineering, cybersecurity, network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, digital forensics, or network administration.
- Proven experience analyzing SIGINT and cybersecurity data and mapping target networks.
- Completion of JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) may be considered equivalent to a technical associates degree or it may count towards experience requirement of 6 months.
- Foreign language proficiency (DLPT-verified) may also be considered relevant experience.
- Active TS/SCI with current polygraph is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong grasp of logical/physical IP core infrastructure and how devices interconnect across networks.
- Experience developing new analytic tradecraft to meet evolving mission challenges.
Why Join Peraton
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security mission:
- Subsidized benefits for employees and dependents
- 25 days PTO annually with a generous accrual cap
- Attractive bonus plan tied to mission performance
Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
