Exploitation Analyst; EA Level 1-4

Sentar is seeking Exploitation Analysts in Ft. Meade.

Apply your deep understanding of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities to develop exploitation plans and make operational adjustments as plans are executed.

Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise.

Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights.

Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings—including any new tradecraft that you develop—with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers.

Clearance:
Active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Education:

Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security). Note that 18 semester hours of military training/coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an associate’s degree.

Relevant experience:
Must be in computer or information systems design, development, or analysis, including engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration. Completion of military training such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) will be considered toward the relevant experience/education requirement (24‑week JCAC course counts as 6 months of experience).

In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also satisfy experience requirements; recent ILR scores are required to substantiate proficiency level.

• Level 1
  • 2 years applicable experience with bachelor’s degree, or
  • 4 years applicable experience with associate degree, or
  • 6 years applicable experience without degree
• Level 2
  • 2 years applicable experience with a PhD, or
  • 3 years applicable experience with a master’s degree, or
  • 5 years applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, or
  • 7 years applicable experience with an associate’s degree, or
  • 9 years applicable experience without a degree
• Level 3
  • 4 years applicable experience with a PhD, or
  • 6 years applicable experience with a master’s degree, or
  • 8 years applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, or
  • 10 years applicable experience with an associate’s degree, or
  • 12 years applicable experience without a degree
• Level 4
  • 7 years applicable experience with a PhD, or
  • 9 years applicable experience with a master’s degree, or
  • 11 years applicable experience with a bachelor’s degree, or
  • 13 years applicable experience with an associate degree, or
  • 15 years applicable experience without a degree

Our unique ownership model attracts top talent, giving employees the freedom to take initiative and drive meaningful improvements. In addition to cultivating a thriving and inclusive work environment, Sentar offers an extensive benefits package designed to support the well‑being of employees and their families.

• Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings or Flexible Spending Plan options
• Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options
• Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
• Generous 401(k) match
• Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
• Leave programs: holiday schedule, bereavement, maternity, jury, and military duty

Sentar is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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