Cryptographic Vulnerability Analyst

General information

Requisition # R58720 Locations USA-MD-Linthicum Heights Posting Date 02/27/2025 Security Clearance Required TS/SCI w/ Poly Remote Type Onsite Time Type Full time

Description & Requirements

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ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Cryptographic Vulnerability Analyst to join our team in Linthicum Heights, MD.  This is a full time position with 5 days being onsite. This role is vital for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems within secure environments.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Identify vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats to programs, functions, products, applications and systems through the use of HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, and other information to assess vulnerabilities while conducting security evaluation of hardware and software components, architectures, algorithms and protocols.

• Compare and contrast various cryptographic attack techniques and developing operationally effective countermeasures by collaborating with threat analysts to conduct comprehensive, regular threat assessments of network cryptographic devices, components, and technologies

• Provide formal and informal reports, briefings, and perspectives of actual and potential attacks against the systems, technologies, applications, operations, or missions being studied by using threat analysis and technical knowledge to provide security guidance and develop mitigations to threats and vulnerabilities

• Develop mitigation strategies and countermeasures to address vulnerabilities of networks, products, and services while creating and maintaining documentation on technical information and document research processes, analyses and/or the results.

• Identify vulnerabilities to attack communications networks and systems while developing countermeasures and performing security analysis, evaluation and guidance on the design and implementation of cryptographic protocols.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Eight years of Cryptographic Vulnerability Analysis

• ​In lieu of eight years of Cryptographic Vulnerability Analysis experience candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Computer Engineering plus three years of Cryptographic Vulnerability Analysis experience.

• Candidate may also have a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Computer Engineering plus one year of Cryptographic Vulnerability Analysis experience.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.

The projected compensation range for this position is $89,800.00-$150,800.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories.  In addition, ManTech invests in it’s employees beyond just compensation.  ManTech’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.

ManTech International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.
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