Lead All-Source Engineer
$173,000–$230,000 year
On-siteArlington, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Develop tools and automated workflows to sift through large datasets and identify information relevant for modeling and intelligence efforts. Apply all-source intelligence tradecraft and technical analysis to create system models from circuit diagrams, schematics, source code, signal processing algorithms, and reverse-engineered components. Leverage intelligence databases and analytic tools to support technical collection and threat modeling while creating custom query logic to extract, correlate, and analyze data across multiple repositories. Work in multi-disciplinary teams to tackle challenging problems from a wide variety of technologies to develop innovative cybersecurity solutions. Document, demonstrate, and present research findings to technical and non-technical audiences, then brief leadership on project status, technical findings, and operational impacts. Solve real world problems that have an impact on national security.
Required Qualifications
- Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with active CI polygraph (or willingness to obtain CI polygraph)
- U.S. citizenship
- BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 8 years relevant experience
- Intelligence community experience with demonstrated proficiency in All-source intelligence tools and databases (e.g., DataXplorer, XKeyScore, or similar)
- Intelligence community experience with demonstrated proficiency in Intelligence Oversight (IO) policies and procedures
- Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, or similar languages
- Experience with data analysis and automation: pandas, SQL queries, scripting for data extraction
- General understanding of electrical engineering: Circuit and flow diagrams, signal processing chains, network traffic data
- Proficiency with modeling tools: SPICE, MATLAB, or similar
- Willingness to travel frequently from an STR office to the customer location in MD, or spend the majority of time at customer location
Desired Qualifications
- SIGINT, COMINT, or Cryptologic experience (military or civilian)
- Experience with network analysis and communications systems: Wireshark, protocol analysis, satellite communications
- Reverse engineering experience: Ghidra, IDA Pro, firmware analysis, malware analysis
- Knowledge of disassembly/decompilation: Analyzing protocols, message structures, binary file formats
- Foreign language skills (especially Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, or other priority languages)
- DLPT scores in mission-relevant languages
- Capture the Flag (CTF) experience: HTB, VulnHub, picoCTF, penetration testing
- Experience developing automated analysis tools or custom tradecraft solutions
- Knowledge of digital twin development and cyber-physical system modeling
- Experience with embedded systems analysis or signal processing algorithm development
- Background in targeting, collection management, or operational intelligence
- Proven ability to lead small cross-functional teams on complex technical problems
- Experience briefing senior leadership and creating strategic intelligence products
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