Offensive Cyber SME, TS/SCI
Arlington, VAJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Blue Sky Innovators seeks an Offensive Cyber SME to provide on-site support and lead project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, and test coordination. The role supports DARPA-funded independent verification and validation testing with performers and partners. The ideal candidate has technical expertise in red teaming, vulnerability research, and/or reverse engineering of network boundary devices, and preferably has hands-on leadership of performer-level research programs.
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Description Candidate sought to provide on-site support. Successful candidate will lead activities in project management, technical and programmatic risk analysis, and program-funded test coordination. The candidate will also be responsible for coordinating meetings, assessing performer technical progress, projecting performer outcomes, ensuring that project management best practices are followed by performers, and supporting DARPA-funded independent verification and validation (IVandV) testing with performers and partners. The ideal candidate possesses technical expertise and experience with red teaming, vulnerability research, and/or reverse engineering of network edge devices, commercial cybersecurity apparatuses, and other enterprise network boundary devices. Exemplary candidates have demonstrated an ability to learn new subjects and gain rapid insights into current and next-generation cyber research and prototyping, preferably with hands-on leadership of research programs at the performer level. Requirements: - Specifically looking for experience in one or more of the following: - offensive cyber operations - vulnerability research - reverse engineering - Exceptional candidates would have experience with one or more of the following: - AI integration - CNODP - Policy or law related to Cyber, AI - Previous DARPA or SETA experience - Top Secret Clearance Required
How this job compares
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- Virginia median$116–170K/yr496 salary ranges
- Virginia median$24–30/hr20 hourly ranges
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- 6,247 of the 15,465 open Project Management jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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