Target Digital Network Analyst

Columbia, MD Full-time $140,000 - $195,000 per year Posted October 29, 2026

Talon Defense seeks a Target Digital Network Analyst to analyze digital network activity, host data, and adversary infrastructure in support of national security cyber missions.

• Analyze host data at rest, including Windows operating systems, system internals, and file attributes
• Analyze executable files, including PE files and dynamic link libraries
• Perform forensic analysis of Windows systems, Linux systems, and/or mobile devices
• Apply intrusion detection, packet capture, network mapping, and standard system and network tools
• Reverse engineer software and analyze code in memory, including RAM snapshots and crash or kernel dumps
• Conduct analysis and production on cyber adversary intrusion sets and targets, foreign network intelligence, or digitally transported information

• 5+ years of experience in at least two of the following: computer network exploitation or computer network attack, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, incident response, network and/or host forensics, cryptanalytic work in a military or intelligence community organization, or cryptology work in a military or intelligence community organization
• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Information Systems may substitute for up to four (4) years of the experience above
• 3+ years of experience in at least three of the following: analysis of host data at rest, including Windows operating systems, system internals, and file attributes; executable file analysis, particularly PE files including dynamic link libraries; file hashing and fuzzy file hashing (e.g., ssdeep, fciv, md5deep); forensic analysis of Windows systems, Linux systems, and/or mobile devices; commercial, open source, or GOTS intrusion detection tools (e.g., Snort, Zeek/Bro);
  
  packet capture and evaluation (e.g., tcpdump, Wireshark); network mapping and discovery (e.g., nmap); industry standard system and network tools (e.g., netcat, netstat, trace route, rpcinfo, nbtscan, snmpwalk, Sysinternals suite); exploit development for Windows, Linux, or personal computer and mobile device operating systems; software reverse engineering, including use of code disassemblers (e.g., IDA Pro) and debugging unknown code (e.g., Olly Dbg); analysis of code in memory, including RAM snapshots, Windows crash dump files, and/or Linux kernel dumps;
  
  or analysis and production on cyber adversary intrusion sets and targets, foreign network intelligence analysis, or the identification and extraction of digitally transported information

$140,000 - $195,000 per year

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage;
• 401(k) with company match;
• paid time off and federal holidays;
• life insurance;
• professional development and certification reimbursement.

• Annual performance bonus;
• employee referral bonuses.

Salary offered will depend on numerous qualifying factors such as clearance, degree and the years and depth of applicable experience.

TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph

Talon Defense, Inc. provides equal opportunities to qualified employees and prospective employees without regard to age, race, color, religion, pregnancy, sex, national origin, veteran status, uniformed status, physical or mental disability, or other protected characteristics.