Senior TTP Red Cyber Researcher

This position is located at Ft Belvoir VA at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency as part of Advanced Red Cyber Team Operations.

Red Cyber Researchers must be capable of researching, identifying, and creatively thinking about novel TTPs that can be integrated into Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cyber Assessment Red Team (DCART) red cyber operations. Red Cyber Researchers should be knowledgeable about adversarial TTPs actively being utilized to ensure DCART’s adversarial emulation capabilities remain current and relevant to the modern cyber landscape. They must be able to think creatively about potential new TTPs and how adversaries might deploy them against DoD targets. Additionally, they should be able to support active DCART operations with real-time TTP development against unique targets or network defenses.

Must have at least 4+ years of experience working with advanced cyber red teams which include adversarial emulation or developing TTPs for offensive cyber operations. Additionally, experience weaponizing and implementing n-days and developing bespoke persistence methods.

In addition, desired skills/certifications are:

- Strong industry experiences performing TTP research.

Looking for researchers with specific expertise in the areas of cloud-based cyberspace operations, exploitation, and industry and government developments; Operational Technology (OT)-based cyberspace operations, exploitation, and industry and government developments; and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based cyberspace operations, exploitation, and industry and government developments.

TS/SCI Required

US Citizenship Required

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