Target Analyst Reporter 1 - (Analytic Editor, Report Releaser, Senior Reporting Authority)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 10-5010-TAR1
Location: Linthicum, Maryland

Description:

This is a projected vacancy expected to become available in October 2026.

We are currently seeking a Target Analyst Reporter (TAR) to join our team and support critical national security missions.

Position Desired Skills:

• Analytic Editor Qualification/Experience
• Report Releaser Qualification/Experience
• Senior Reporting Authority Qualification/Experience

TAR1 Qualifications:

At least seven (7) years experience in two (2) or more of the following OR At least four (4) years experience in two (2) or more of the following and a Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Information Systems: Computer Network Exploitation, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, Network and/or server forensics, Cryptoanalytic work in military or intelligence community organization, Cryptology in military or intelligence community organization.

At least one (1) year of experience in two (2) or more of the following: File Hashing and Fuzzy File Hashing (e.g., ssdeep, fciv, and md5deep); Commercial, open source or GOTS tools for intrusion detection (e.g., Snort, BroIDS); Packet capture/evaluation (e.g., tcpdump, ethereal/wireshark, NOSEHAIR); Network mapping/discovery (e.g.,nmap, TRICKLER); Industry standard system/network tools (e.g., netcat, netstat, traceroute, rpcinfo, nbtscan, snmpwalk, Sysinternals suite).

At least two (2) years of experience in one (1) or more of the following: Development of exploits for Microsoft Windows operating systems; Development of exploits for UNIX operating systems; Development of exploits for personal computer device/mobile device operating systems (e.g., Android, Blackberry, iPhone, and iPad); Software Reverse Engineering to include use of code disassemblers (e.g., IDA Pro) and debugging unknown code (e.g. Ollydbg); Analysis of code in memory, including analysis of RAM snapshots, Windows crash dump files, and/or UNIX kernel dumps; Implementing networks with IPv6 protocols.

Salary Range: **$188k-$230k (Annually)

**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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