Signals Analyst (Clearance Required)

What you will be doing.

Seeking SIGDEV Analysts (mid to senior level) proficient in multiple disciplines of SIGINT analysis to join our team. The analyst will provide Digital Network Intelligence (DNI) support within SIGINT development offices to high-profile government customers. The analyst will perform communications/user discovery using various tools, techniques, and processes, including social engineering and passive information gathering to enable research and analysis of complex digital communications and application layer protocols. The analyst will have experience with collection assets, with emphasis on access pursuit and recommending and implementing future collection operations. Perform queries and analysis using national databases and fusion of multiple intelligence disciplines. Draft formal and informal reports of your findings. Brief a variety of national and tactical consumers, orally and in writing.

What you will need.

Required Qualifications:

• T/SCI with polygraph security clearance required
• Experience working as an Intelligence Analyst with wide-ranging experience in DNI analysis:
  • 3+ years for mid-level
  • 8+ years for senior level
• Prior demonstrated experience in the use of software applications
• and databases associated with network analysis and target development.
• Capable of running basic DNI and DNR queries to answer specific questions with existing government tools.
• Can task own selectors with assistance of senior analysts.
• Possess a basic understanding internet protocols, digital telecommunications technologies, and internet routing.
• Possess a basic understanding of SIGINT collection and capable of basic target discovery and collection triage.
• Able to evaluate leads for tasking and able to use appropriate tasking authorities.

• Writing skills and ability to work with senior reporters for some positions

Preferred Qualifications:

• SIGINT Development (SIGDev); SIGINT tools, techniques and processes
• Analysis of geo locational data and sources
• Knowledge of wireless technologies such as GSM, CDMA, LTE
• Data normalization
• Knowledge of telecommunications structures, including circuit and packet switched networks and converged networks
• Familiarity with Wireless Network TCP/IP and sub netting
• Knowledge of IPv6, routing concepts, Net Mapping and Target Templating
• Social Network Analysis methodologies
• Information assurance and/or cyber skills and terminology is a plus for some positions
• Reporting experience
• Net+, Security+, CEH, CCNA, Convergence+ and/or Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Certifications are a plus

Clearance:

Must have and maintain active DoD TS/SCI & appropriate level polygraph for this position.

Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.

Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.

With over 350 employees supporting more than 50 contracts, Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.

• Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.

Why Praxis?
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.

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Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
• Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
• Comprehensive health insurance plans
• Parental leave
• 401k contribution/match: combination of profit share/contribution (4%) and employer match (up to 4%) for a total of 8%.
• Annual bonus plan
• Four weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays + comp time eligibility
• Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
• Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
• Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master.the list of certifications goes on and on!
• Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
• We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.

Praxis Engineering provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, or any other protected class.