Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.
Job Summary
- Seeking an Intrusion Analyst responsible for identifying, analyzing, and resolving new and variant malicious cyber activity through advanced network analysis techniques
- This role emphasizes deep packet and protocol inspection, reverse engineering, and deobfuscation of network data to uncover sophisticated threats
- The analyst leverages mission platforms and large-scale datasets to detect emerging adversary tactics and support both defensive and offensive cyber operations
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform deep packet and protocol inspection to identify anomalous and malicious network activity
- Analyze and reverse engineer network data, including de-obfuscation of encoded or encrypted traffic patterns
- Identify and investigate new and variant cyber threats, including previously unknown attack techniques
- Utilize advanced analytic platforms, including GENESIS and XKEYSCORE (XKS), to query and analyze large-scale datasets
- Develop and execute complex queries using front-end (FP) and metadata processing (MP) schemas, including schema development and optimization
- Correlate data across multiple sources to support threat detection, attribution, and mitigation
- Support both defensive and offensive cyber operations, contributing to detection, response, and exploitation efforts
- Develop and refine analytic methodologies to improve detection of evolving threats
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including analysts, engineers, and operators, to support mission objectives
- Document analytic findings, techniques, and recommendations for operational use
Required Qualifications
- Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (MD Customer)
- Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience, Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or Associate's Degree with 10 years of in-depth relevant experience that is clearly related to the position
- Strong experience with network protocols, packet analysis, and traffic inspection
- Demonstrated ability to perform reverse engineering and de-obfuscation of network data
- Experience with GENESIS and XKEYSCORE (XKS) platforms
- Proficiency with FP/MP schemas and schema development
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex, high-tempo environments
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting both offensive and defensive cyber operations
Exempt hourly position. 11 paid holidays, minimum of 3 weeks PTO, company sponsored group medical plan, company paid dental, vision, life insurance, and STD/LTD plans. Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The pay range for this role is:130,000 - 175,000 USD per year(Ft. Meade MD)
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