Cyber Offensive Analyst

Cyber Offensive Analyst

The Opportunity:

As a seasoned cyber professional, you know that understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is vital to producing the intel that enables the success of mission owners. At Booz Allen, you can share your skills and high-level expertise to inform strategies and mitigate the most pressing vulnerabilities. Here, you aren’t just deciphering reports. You’re telling the story to inform our nation’s most far-reaching cyber security decisions. 

As a cyber threat specialist on our team, you’ll lead a team to help customers solve problems using the latest software like. Using penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, risk assessments, and threat monitoring, you’ll work alongside multiple stakeholders to evaluate risk and make meaningful recommendations. You’ll oversee the monitoring of security environments and identify security gaps through the eyes of an adversary. 

In this role, you’ll impact a critical mission area, customer industry by monitoring the network environment for new and evolving threats and supporting damage assessment activities to assess adversary capabilities, etc. 

Booz Allen is committed to creating an environment where you can nourish your cyber career through mentoring, the opportunity to leverage new resources, and the ability to gain in-demand certifications to sharpen your skill set. With opportunities supporting both the private and public sectors across multiple geographies, your career is only limited by your own appetite for exploration. 

Work with us to secure our systems, networks, and crucial infrastructures. 

Join us. The world can’t wait. 

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience with physical and functional process models
• 5+ years of experience with conducting threat research focused on nation-state, criminal, or malicious Cyber activities
• Experience with network protocols, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems
• Experience with programming languages such as languages such as Python, C++, and Java
• Experience conducting vulnerability analyses and assessments to determine defeat options
• Experience with tools such as Metasploit, Wireshark, and Nmap
• Knowledge of software and coding
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• Bachelor's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, or IT
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience using engineering research and reverse engineering to conduct analyses, physical and functional characterizations, and vulnerability assessments on foreign nuclear capabilities
• Experience with Windows, Linux, and Unix systems
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Master's degree in CS, Cybersecurity, IT, or a related field
• Offensive Security Certified, or Professional (OSCP) or Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.