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# Cyber Operations Engineer

- **Company:** Modern Technology Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Debugging, Network Interface Controllers, Firmware, Reverse Engineering, SAP (Applications), System Testing, Scripting, Test Scripts, Cyber Warfare, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88519098/1

## About the Role

* 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.
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.

## Description

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.
Daily responsibilities include:

 * 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, wellstructured, and aligned with broader development and test efforts.