Cybersecurity Analyst, Advanced
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Schenectady, NY - USA
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Job Summary
Working at the Naval Nuclear Laboratory we foster pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust Empowerment and Collaboration. Our company promotes a positive culture while ensuring the safety and reliability of our nations naval nuclear reactors and training the Sailors who operate those reactors in the U.S. Navys submarines and aircraft carrier Fleets. Looking for a lifetime career Apply today!
Job Description
Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is seeking a highly motivated Cybersecurity Analyst to join the Information Technology (IT) team and support the mission of delivering exceptional cybersecurity services. This position places a strong focus on advanced red team operations and adversary based security testing. The Cybersecurity Analyst will operate in a technically diverse environment conducting advanced red team engagements across enterprise systems networks applications and supporting infrastructure. This role requires technical knowledge in operating systems networking Active Directory application security and scripting to simulate real-world adversaries and identify opportunities for improving organizational defenses. The successful candidate will help strengthen the organizations security posture through penetration testing adversary emulation threat-led red team operations and coordinated purple team exercises that validate and improve defensive capabilities. The analyst will partner with the Security Operations Center (SOC) incident response and engineering teams to pinpoint detection gaps refine security monitoring and assist with vulnerability and zero-day response. This individual will collaborate with internal customers IT teams defensive security teams and government stakeholders to ensure successful execution of security assessments adversary emulation activities and realistic attack simulations across the Program.
Responsibilities for this position may include but are not limited to:
- Lead and participate in red team assessments and penetration tests
- Conduct internal and external penetration testing across networks systems applications cloud environments APIs and wireless infrastructure
- Execute advanced red team operations including adversary emulation aligned with MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- Simulate real world threats including nation state actors and advanced persistent threat (APT) tradecraft
- Identify gaps in detection response and defensive posture through realistic attack chains and multistage operations
- Collaborate with blue teams during purple team exercises to enhance detection logic response capabilities and SOC effectiveness
- Support cybersecurity system maintenance upgrades incident response activities and threat hunting
- Coordinate stakeholders during tabletop incident response exercises and cybersecurity decision making scenarios
- Produce detailed technical reports and executive level summaries with clear remediation guidance
- Present results to internal stakeholders and customers in a clear actionable format
- Serve as a technical lead for zero day vulnerability response efforts including rapid analysis and mitigation strategy development
- Assist in developing and refining cybersecurity policies standards procedures and playbooks based on offensive testing outcomes
- Support government directed cybersecurity data calls ensuring timely and accurate reporting
Required Combination of Knowledge and Skill
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience; or
- Masters degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Skills
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and offensive security methodologies.
- Excellent teamwork communication and organizational capabilities.
- Robust troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multiple locations.
- Penetration testing or red team experience.
- Knowledge of networking protocols.
- Experience with Active Directory.
- Proficiency in Linux and Windows environments.
- Scripting experience.
- Familiarity with red team tools and frameworks.
- Ability to deliver clear presentations and produce well-structured technical documentation.
Compensation and Benefits
- Health Dental Vision & Voluntary Benefits
- Disability Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Savings program & Capital Accumulation Plan
- Personal & Medical Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Tuition Assistance for Eligible Employees
- Student Debt Benefit Personal Time Off Sell Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wellness Program
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Pay Range
Salary information provided is a general guideline only. Annual salary is based upon candidate experience and qualifications as well as market and business considerations.
The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC (FMP) a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor Corporation. Naval Nuclear Laboratory personnel are FMP employees who work at four DOE facilities: Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Kenneth A. Kesselring Site and Naval Reactors Facility and at the U.S. Department of Defense-owned Nuclear Power Training Unit-Charleston. FMP employees also have an established presence at numerous shipyards and vendor locations. For nearly 70 years the Naval Nuclear Laboratory has developed advanced nuclear propulsion technology provided technical support and trained world-class nuclear operators to ensure the safe and reliable operation of our nations submarine and aircraft carrier Fleets. The Naval Nuclear Laboratory is a national asset solely dedicated to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. We rely on the dedication and innovation of our nearly 8000 engineers scientists technicians and support personnel.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter. FMP is a government contractor and maintains a drug free workplace and workforce. All candidates must be able to pass a drug test in compliance with FMP company policy and 10 CFR 707. Marijuana is a Federal Schedule I controlled substance and illegal under Federal Law. Therefore FMP is required to test for marijuana.
Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/vets. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color age sex religion national origin disability veteran status genetic information or any other criteria protected by federal state or local law.
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