Offensive Security Engineer, Intermediate (Security Engineering, Senior Analyst)

Location: On-site in Lexington Park, Maryland, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Travel to other sites may be required for approximately 10% of the time. A Compressed Work Schedule may be available.

Salary: $115,000–$170,000 per year

Company

Provides cyber, engineering, financial management, and information technology solutions to government and commercial clients.

What you will do

• Support daily Naval Aviation Red Team operations and related missions.
• Research cyber threats, offensive and defensive tools, techniques, methods, and mitigation solutions.
• Develop security-focused solutions for computer hardware and software vulnerabilities.
• Conduct technical and operational risk and vulnerability assessments across computing environments, networks, infrastructure, applications, and enclave boundaries.
• Analyze new and existing applications and specialized utility programs, providing actionable security findings.
• Perform risk analysis after major system or application changes and identify vulnerabilities in operational program development and implementation.

Requirements

• At least five years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related discipline; a related master’s degree or advanced certifications may substitute for required experience.
• Experience programming in Python and using Ghidra and reverse-engineering tools such as IDA Pro.
• Current Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI is required.
• Ability to obtain qualifications aligned with one or more specified DoD Cyber Workforce Framework roles within 60 days of contract performance start.
• Strong communication, organizational, collaboration, and client-interaction skills.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of adversarial threat representation tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Experience with naval aviation acquisition programs or reverse engineering aviation-based platforms and support systems.
• Microsoft or Linux operating-system certification.
• Working experience with Assembly Language.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, life, disability, and retirement plans for full-time employees.
• Paid time off and tuition assistance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and additional incentives.
• Collaborative, people-first work environment with support for employee development.

Hiring process

• Final compensation depends on qualifications, education, experience, and contractual limitations.
• Clearance processing considers financial background information.