Senior Network Exploitation Engineer

ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED We are seeking an aggressive, hands-on

Job Description
ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED We are seeking an aggressive, hands-on Red Team / Cyber Assessment Engineer to join our technical assessment team in Annapolis Junction, MD, with periodic OCONUS travel requirements. In this role, you will execute adversarial assessments, emulate real-world threat actors, and evaluate complex network architectures to identify vulnerabilities before adversaries can exploit them.

You won't just run automated scanners—you will conduct full-scope Red Team engagements, perform deep network anomaly analysis, leverage the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and author comprehensive mitigation reports to harden critical infrastructure. If you thrive on offensive cyber operations, analyzing raw telemetry for Indicators of Compromise (IOCs), and delivering high-impact security assessments, you’ll fit right in with Team Nyla.

The annual base salary range for this role is $176,000-$208,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, PLUS 7+ years of professional cybersecurity and Red Team assessment experience OR Master’s Degree in a related technical field, PLUS 5+ years of specialized offensive security and threat assessment experience OR High School Diploma / GED
, PLUS 11+ years of hands-on technical experience in cybersecurity operations, network assessment, and Red Teaming in lieu of a degree.

Desired Skills

• Offensive
  
  Certifications:
  
  Industry certifications such as OSCP, CRTP, CRTE, CRTO, or equivalent penetration testing credentials.
• Penetration Testing & Exploitation:
  Practical experience with ethical hacking, exploit development, post-exploitation techniques, and manual penetration testing.
• Zero Trust Concepts:
  Understanding of Zero Trust architecture and modern network infrastructure hardening.
• Blue/Purple Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Experience supporting defensive monitoring, detection engineering, or joint Purple Team exercises.
• Python Scripting:
  Basic proficiency in Python for automated parsing, custom payload delivery, or quick assessment scripting.

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team, taking care of all of you.

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY
- Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE
- Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays!…