Exploitation Analyst (EA): Level 1-4

Sentar

$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is mandatory.
  • Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • Experience in computer design, cybersecurity, vulnerability analysis, or related roles required.
  • Military training in relevant areas considered as experience—as defined by specific courses or lengths.
  • Foreign language proficiency may substitute for experience, validated by recent ILR scores.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute exploitation plans based on adversary networks and cyber capabilities.
  • Collaborate with government, military, and contractor personnel to align intelligence needs and expertise.
  • Utilize analytical skills to generate insights from complex data sets and evaluate alternative analyses.
  • Document findings and develop new tradecraft to share with stakeholders and team members.
  • Adapt operational strategies in real-time as plans progress and intelligence evolves.

Benefits

  • Cigna Health, Guardian Vision and Dental insurance options available.
  • Life, Accident, and Disability insurance through Mutual of Omaha.
  • Robust Fidelity 401(k) plan with healthy employer matching contributions.
  • Generous PTO plan that increases with years of service.
  • Professional development and education assistance programs offered.
Full Job Description
Sentar is seeking Exploitation Analyst's in Ft. Meade.

Role Description:
  • Apply your deep understanding of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities to develop exploitation plans and make operational adjustments as plans are executed
  • Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise
  • Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
  • Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings--including any new tradecraft that you develop--with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers

Requirements:

Clearance: Active TS/SCI with polygraph

Education: Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Note that 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an associates degree.

Relevant Experience: Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis. In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration. Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) will be considered towards the relevant experience/education requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course will count as 6 months of experience). In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level.

  • Specific labor category determined by years of experience + educational degrees:

    Level 1
  • 2 years• applicable experience with a bachelor's degree, OR
  • 4 years• applicable experience with associate degree

    Level 2
  • 2 years• applicable experience with a PhD, OR
  • 3 years• applicable experience with a master's degree, OR
  • 5 years• applicable experience with a bachelor's degree, OR
  • 7 years• applicable experience with an associate degree

    Level 3
  • 4 years• applicable experience with a PhD, OR
  • 6 years• applicable experience with a master's degree, OR
  • 8 years• applicable experience with a bachelor's degree, OR
  • 10 years• applicable experience with an associate degree

    Level 4
  • 7 years• applicable experience with a PhD, OR
  • 9 years• applicable experience with a master's degree, OR
  • 11 years• applicable experience with a bachelor's degree, OR
  • 13 years• applicable experience with an associate degree

Benefits at Sentar:

In addition to a great culture, Sentar offers a comprehensive benefits package to support employees and their families! Cigna Health Insurance, Guardian Vision and Dental Insurance, and Life/Accident/Disability insurance options through Mutual of Omaha give our employees options and comprehensive coverage while keeping out of pocket costs low. Sentar is also happy to offer a healthy match employee contributions through the Fidelity 401(k) plan. Time off your thing? Sentar offers a PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service. Sentar invests in our people - we offer a robust professional development and education assistance plan, to help our employees reach the next level Reach out to your recruiter to learn more!

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