Protocol Analyst

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Realm One was built on the principle that people matter first and foremost. We believe in providing a strong work/life balance by investing in our employees and encouraging professional and personal growth. We do this by offering exceptional benefits, flexible schedules, and the tools necessary to achieve success through paid training, mentoring, and the opportunity to work alongside top-notch industry professionals.

Join us on this journey as we execute this mission-critical contract providing high-end analytics and data science services within the REALM of cybersecurity.

Your effort and expertise are crucial to the success and execution of this impactful mission. This opportunity supports a team of Data Scientists, Cryptologic Computer Scientists, Cryptanalytic Computer Scientists, Cryptologic Cyber Planners, Intrusion Analysts, Protocol Analysts, Signals Analysts and Reverse Engineers, responsible for improving, protecting, and defending our Nation’s Security.

• We are looking for a Protocol Analyst to work directly with signals analysis, preferably related to communications signals (e.g., bitstream analysis, waveform analysis, protocol analysis), network troubleshooting, network traffic characterization, and/or network security analysis.

• Strong understanding of signals analysis.
• Be well-versed in DVT, WVT, and PKTSWING.
• Ability to dig into massive sets of hexdump and pick out repeatable sets of data that could be forms of communication hiding in the signal.
• Strong understanding of telecom-based network analysis, especially the network layer.

• Level 1:
  Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of relevant experience. A H.S. diploma or GED plus 6 years of relevant experience, or an Associate’s degree plus 4 years of relevant experience will be considered for those who have completed relevant military training.
• Level 2:
  Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree plus 3 years of relevant experience or Doctoral degree plus 2 years of relevant experience. A H.S. diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or an Associate’s degree plus 7 years of relevant experience will be considered for those who have completed relevant military training.
• Level 3:
  Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree plus 6 years of relevant experience or Doctoral degree plus 4 years of relevant experience. Associate’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience or H.S. Diploma or GED with 12 years of relevant experience will be considered for those who have completed relevant military training.
• Level 4:
  Bachelor’s degree plus 11 years of relevant experience or Masters’ degree plus 9 years of relevant experience, or Doctoral degree plus 7 years of relevant experience. Associates plus 13 years of relevant experience or H.S. diploma or GED plus 15 years of relevant experience will be considered for those who have completed relevant military training.
• All Levels:
  • Relevant military training includes:
  • Intermediate Signal Analysis (451/461)
  • Advanced Signals Analysis (452)
  • Military COMINT Signals Analysis Program (MCSAP)
  • Bachelor's Degree must be in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, a Physical Science, or related technical field.
  • Relevant experience must be in signals analysis, including protocol analysis, and also include network troubleshooting, network traffic characterization, and/or network security analysis.