Cyber Operations Engineer

About the role

MTSI is seeking a Cyber Operations Engineer/SME supporting a Navy customer in Arlington, VA. This role integrates hands-on cyber operations with targeted vulnerability research to evaluate, develop, and transition emerging cyber capabilities. Work is performed on-site in secure government facilities. Travel to CONUS locations is expected.

Responsibilities

• Conducting cyber operations and adversary emulation activities to assess advanced systems and mission environments.
• Perform vulnerability discovery and research to evaluate complex software, firmware, or networked components; develop proof-of-concept exploits as required for analysis.
• Modify, adapt, or develop tools, scripts, and payloads to support exploitation, access, and post-access objectives.
• Analyze results from testing and translate findings into engineering requirements, capability gaps, and recommended system improvements.
• Prepare technical documentation including engineering analyses, test reports, change proposals, and capability evaluation summaries.
• Coordinate with Navy headquarters and other military organizations to support integration and assessment of experimental cyber capabilities.
• Provide technical inputs, briefings, and recommendations to senior leaders involved in capability development or operational planning.
• Review technical artifacts such as system test plans, Interface Control Documents, Concepts of Employment (CONEMP), and other engineering materials.
• Ensure technical products are consistent, well‑structured, and aligned with broader development and test efforts.

Skills & Competencies

• Hands-on experience conducting cyber operations, adversary emulation, or exploit-based assessments.
• Experience in vulnerability research or exploit development (reverse engineering, debugging, PoC development).
• Proficiency with offensive tooling ecosystems, scripting languages, and post-access techniques.
• Ability to translate technical exploitation results into capability gaps, engineering requirements, and operational impacts.
• Experience reviewing or generating technical documents such as test plans, engineering analyses, CONEMP, ICDs, or similar artifacts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to brief senior leaders and technical audiences alike.
• Ability to work collaboratively with military staff, engineering teams, and operational units.
• Military cyber or defense technology experience strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
• Clearance Requirements: Active Top Secret clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility. No less than two (2) years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience and 1‑year within last 5 years.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $160,000/year to $185,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on established government contract ranges, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience, and other factors.

Benefits

MTSI also offers a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.