Cybersecurity Analyst SME

3 weeks ago

Washington, United States TekSynap Full time

Responsibilities & Qualifications

This role functions as a technical expert who provides tactical planning, team management, threat emulation, and stakeholder communication, within a fast paced technical and cybersecurity proactive and reactive environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Operational Planning and Strategy

  • Develop and lead Red Team strategies that align with the government customer's cybersecurity objectives and priorities.

  • Create and execute objective-based, time-constrained scenarios that accurately emulate advanced external and internal threats.

  • Tailor each operation to reflect realistic threat profiles, including advanced persistent threats (APTs) and insider threats, and incorporate the government customer-specific requirements.

  • Threat Emulation and Attack Simulation

  • Assist the design and deployment of offensive tools and techniques, including social engineering, security monitoring evasion, and custom tools for network exploitation.

  • Ensure operations are conducted in a manner that mimics both known and emerging threats to test security readiness effectively.

  • Regularly update attack techniques to emulate the latest cyber adversaries and align with real-world tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

  • Develop and enforce guidelines and rules of engagement tailored to each operation, balancing realism with safety to avoid system disruptions.

  • Collaboration and Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Partner with the Blue and Purple Teams to enhance detection, prevention, and response capabilities.

  • Work closely with federal management and system owners to ensure Red Team activities provide actionable insights to improve defensive posture.

  • Lead collaboration sessions for knowledge transfer, sharing threat insights and discussing findings with other areas.

  • Tool Development and Customization

  • Assist with the assessment of existing tools and techniques for efficacy, and advise on innovative solutions that will allow the government customer to stay ahead of defensive capabilities.

  • Team Development

  • Support Red team members in operational best practices, ethical hacking principles, and advanced offensive tactics.

  • Promote a culture of continuous learning, encouraging team members to stay current on cybersecurity trends and developments in threat actor TTPs.

  • Reporting and Communication

  • Communicate findings, outcomes, and insights from Red Team operations to the government customer leadership, translating technical results into actionable recommendations.

  • Create detailed post-operation reports outlining vulnerabilities discovered, attack paths utilized, and security gaps for system owners and leadership.

  • Prepare and present high-level summaries to executive leadership to demonstrate the security posture and readiness for real-world threats.

  • Continuous Improvement and Innovation

  • Regularly review and refine Red Team operations to adapt to evolving threat landscapes, enhancing realism and effectiveness.

  • Incorporate feedback from previous engagements to improve attack simulations, detection capabilities, and overall operational efficiency.

  • Stay informed about the latest cyber threats and trends to keep Red Team methodologies cutting-edge and aligned with adversary tactics.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Active Top Secret Clearance Required

  • Experience: At least 14+ years of experience with at least 6 years in a management capacity or equivalent experience

  • Certifications preferred include:

  • CISSP

  • CISM

  • CISA

  • SANS GIAC certification (e.g., GPEN or GW APT)

  • OSCP

  • CEH

Overview

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Analyst SME (Red Team Lead) to join our team supporting a government customer.

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

TekSynap offers our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

Visit us at www.TekSynap.com .

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Additional Job Information

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Location: Washington, DC

  • Type of environment: Office - 100% on-site required

  • Noise level: Medium

  • Work schedule: Schedule is day shift Monday – Friday

  • Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE

  • U.S. Citizen

  • Active Top Secret Clearance

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. TekSynap does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status"). This nondiscrimination policy extends to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as well as the use of all company facilities, participation in all company-sponsored activities, and all employment actions such as promotions, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Job Locations US-DC-Washington

ID 2025-7537

Category Cybersecurity

Type Regular Full-Time

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