Cyber Security Research Analyst BDVA 1675

Job Description

• Conduct research into quantum-resistant cryptography, microelectronics supply chain risk management, and hardware-level security architectures for future DoD weapons systems and microchip foundries.
• Assess microelectronics SCRM vulnerabilities, counterfeit electronics, zero-trust architectures, and emerging commercial technologies for defense integration.
• Apply expertise in PQC, Root of Trust, TPM, Secure Boot, NIST PQC algorithms, microchip reverse engineering, side-channel analysis, and trust verification tools.
• Requires 8+ years of experience, a bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science, active Top Secret / SCI clearance, and US citizenship.
• Regular, full-time position based in Reston, VA / Arlington, VA.