Cyber Targeting Officer (2025-0019)

Acclaim Technical Services,founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a Cyber Targeting Officer to join our teamworking in Tyson's, VA.Candidates will have at least three years of cyber security experience to support operational requirements. The positions require a strong understanding of digital networks, targeting concepts, and experience with the customer's tools, systems and operations. Successful candidates will have strong investigative skills, self-starters, can identify issues and offer solutions, and are able to collaborate and work both independently and as part of a team.

RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS:

• At least three (3) years of experience performing work related to the position and an understanding of digital networks, network architecture, network penetration testing (pentesting), network security and management products, web services, and layer 3/layer 2 configuration files. Demonstrated strong investigative skills to perform independent analysis on a variety of data sets to find elements of interest, whether it be computing and mobile devices, network activity, or individuals.
• Experience with internet applications and protocols, such as Windows and Linux operating systems, SQL, Hadoop, or other DBMS. An understanding of scripting languages such as Python.
• Network traffic analysis experience using Wireshark, Suricata, and nDPI, to baseline standard activity and identify anomalies.
• The ability or interest in leveraging new technologies, including FINTECH.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) in areas such as Cybersecurity, Computer Networks, Network Administration, Computer Security, Information Systems orComputer Science.
• TS/SCI with poly required.
• Certifications to include CISSP, GIAC GPEN, CEH, OSCP, CNDA, and Sec+ are desired.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.