Cyber Capability Developer

Sentar Inc.

Cyber Capability Developer at Sentar developing operational and analytic capabilities to combat cybersecurity threats. Collaborating with teams to build tools for incident response and network operations.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeChantilly • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityElasticSearchSplunkTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research, develop, and execute operational and analytic capabilities to support technical operations in solving unique challenges posed by criminal and national security actors
Work within the Rapid Application Development (RAD) team to build tools and capabilities for tactical teams performing incident response and computer network operations and exploitation (CNO/CNE)
Build and test operational prototypes for tactical teams
Conduct analysis of case and intelligence related cyber data to develop advanced analytical tools
Perform research of novel capabilities derived from technical analysis
Research emerging technologies, exploitation techniques, and custom tools
Perform reverse engineering of cyber actor tools and techniques to advance defenses
Perform network analysis and design for law enforcement operations
Conduct vulnerability research and analysis of technical information
Support systems integration for law enforcement operations
Develop custom scripts and tools for data collection and analysis
Implement secure development practices for sensitive operational tools
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions
Adapt to the exigent nature of work which may require long and odd service hours

Requirements

What you’ll need

Clearance Level: Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in cyber operations or related field
Demonstrated experience developing advanced capabilities for cyber operations
Strong understanding of offensive and defensive cyber operations
Experience mentoring junior developers and leading technical efforts
Advanced proficiency with:
Advanced programming in multiple languages
Complex malware analysis and reverse engineering
Exploit development and vulnerability research
Advanced network analysis and protocol manipulation
Tool development for specialized cyber operations
Custom data processing and analytics pipelines
Secure coding practices for operational tools
Cloud platforms (AWS GovCloud, SC2S, C2S)
DevSecOps practices for rapid deployment
Additional Technical Experience
Experience with:
Digital forensics tools and techniques
Memory analysis and disk forensics
Threat intelligence platforms
Elasticsearch, Splunk, and other data platforms
Virtualization technologies
Encryption and obfuscation techniques
Mobile device analysis
Incident response methodologies

Benefits

Comp & perks

Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, with Health Savings or Flexible Spending Plan options
Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options
Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
Generous 401(k) match
Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement, maternity, jury and military duty
Mental health awareness programs
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development reimbursement
Recognition and Awards programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cyber OperationsVulnerability ResearchNetwork AnalysisReverse EngineeringTool DevelopmentData Processing PipelinesSecure Coding PracticesIncident Response MethodologiesDigital ForensicsThreat Intelligence

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationAdaptability