Cyber Capability Developer (MID)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Full Time Mid-level / Intermediate Clearance required USD 52K - 123K * est.
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Job Summary
The Cyber Capability Developer (MID) is responsible for analyzing and responding to cyber threats by applying professional experience related to cyber intrusions and technical data analysis within cyber threat environments. This role requires applied knowledge of forensic techniques, network analysis, and malware analysis, as well as experience working collaboratively in software development teams. The Cyber Capability Developer analyzes complex threat data including malicious software, network traffic, memory and disk forensics, and contributes to the development of secure tools and capabilities. The candidate should have experience managing and developing solutions across multiple environments.
Responsibilities may include:
- Monitor and analyze cyber threat activity across diverse environments to support capability development.
- Perform technical analysis of malware, network data, and forensic artifacts to inform security operations.
- Contribute to software development projects with a focus on secure architecture and resilience.
- Collaborate with analysts and developers to engineer solutions tailored to mission requirements.
- Reverse-engineer malicious code, extract indicators, and develop detection and mitigation strategies.
- Maintain awareness of evolving threats and recommend improvements to security posture and development practices.
Requirements
Required Minimum Education
- Education should be consistent with experience. Relevant experience and professional certifications can outweigh the need for a formal college degree
Required Years of Experience
- 5 years of relevant professional work experience
Required Skills, Qualifications, Technical Experience, etc.
- Fully Adjudicated Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance or greater
- Splunk Enterprise Security
Preferred Skills, Qualifications, Technical Experience, etc.
- Microsoft Sentinel (P)
- GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
- GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
- GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA)
- GIAC Cloud Threat Detection (GCTD)
- GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
- NIST NICE Work Roles - Defensive Cybersecurity (PD-WRL-001); Incident Response (PD-WRL-003)
Benefits
What we offer:
- Competitive salaries
- Education and professional development assistance
- Multiple healthcare benefit packages & 24/7 virtual on-demand doctors’ visits
- 401K
- Dave Ramsey’s SmartDollar Financial Wellness program
- Civic Leave – time off to support your favorite charity or community
- Paid time off for personal leave and holidays
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Clearance Cloud Forensics GCFA GCIA GCIH GIAC GNFA Incident response Malware Monitoring NIST Security Clearance Sentinel Splunk Threat detection Top Secret
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