Machine Learning Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
At Mercor, we're building the talent engine that helps leading labs and research orgs move AI forward. Our latest initiative focuses on benchmarking and improving model performance and training speed across real ML workloads. If you're an early-career Machine Learning Engineer or an ML PhD who cares about innovation and impact, we'd love to meet you.
## What to Expect As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll tackle diverse problems that explore ML from unconventional angles. This is a remote, asynchronous, part-time role designed for people who thrive on clear structure and measurable outcomes. - **Schedule:** Remote and asynchronous-set your own hours - **Commitment:** ~20 hours/week - **Duration:** Through December 22nd, with potential extension into 2026 ## What You'll Do - Draft detailed natural-language plans and code implementations for machine learning tasks - Convert novel machine learning problems into agent-executable tasks for reinforcement learning environments - Identify failure modes and apply golden patches to LLM-generated trajectories for machine learning tasks ## What You'll Bring - **Experience:** 0-2 years as a Machine Learning Engineer or a PhD in Computer Science (Machine Learning coursework required) - **Required Skills:** Python, ML libraries (XGBoost, Tensorflow, scikit-learn, etc.), data prep, model training, etc. - **Bonus:** Contributor to ML benchmarks - **Location:** MUST be based in the United States ## Compensation & Terms - **Rate:** $80-$120/hr, depending on region and experience - **Payments:** Weekly via Stripe Connect - **Engagement:** Independent contractor ## How to Apply 1. Submit your resume 2. Complete the System Design Session (< 30 minutes) 3. Fill out the Machine Learning Engineer Screen (research organizations. Our investors include **Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey**. Thousands of professionals across law, creative fields, engineering, and research use Mercor to work on frontier projects shaping the next era of AI.
Sr BizOps Engineer (MQ Admin / DevOps)
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Sr BizOps Engineer (MQ Admin / DevOps) Job Overview:
Leads Reactive Systems Architecture projects and creates the development and delivery of enhanced software solutions. Researches alternative technical solutions for changing business needs. Responsible for assuring the daily activities of the team meet the requirements of SLA's. Major Accountabilities:
• Requires very little supervision while identifying task associated with responsibilities.
• Assists in creating all departmental policies and best practices.
• Provides leadership by mentoring junior associates and by leading internal projects and initiatives.
• Provide Administration oversight and assist lead architect in setting direction for department strategy.
• Properly identifies tasks available for delegation and provides follow-up. Education:
• Bachelor's Degree in Information systems or equivalent experience. Knowledge / Experience:
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of tools, utilities, and knowledge within Message Architecture Administration (5 to 8 years' experience with IBM WebSphere Tools)
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of Systems Mgmt. Engineering's role in supporting business processes.
• Demonstrates a strong ability to participate/facilitate cross functional teams for estimating, application designs, and implementation strategies. Skills/ Abilities:
• WebSphere Message Broker experience (V7 & above) on distributed platforms (one or more flavors of UNIX)
• Must have excellent product knowledge on the architecture and different components of the product.
• Must be able to administer various components of Message Broker that includes Broker Domain, Configuration Manager, Broker, Execution Group, Tool Kit etc.
• Must be able to deploy BAR files through Toolkit and from command prompt
• Must be proficient in controlling security access to Broker resources.
• Must be proficient with the use of Deployment Descriptors.
• Must be familiar with the usage of Toolkit for administration perspective.
• Must know how to work with traces - how to start, stop and format them as needed.
• Must have hands on experience with software installation and configuration on Unix (preferably AIX)
• Must be able to take backup of components like configuration manager and broker.
• Should have familiarity with the use of databases (DB2 or any equivalent database) that will be used by Broker.
• Experience with product migration is an added advantage.
• WebSphere MQ Administration experience (V7.1 & above) on distributed platforms (one or more flavors of UNIX and Windows) along working experience (V7.0.1 & above) on z/OS.
• Should possess good working knowledge and understanding of Unix and Windows Operating Systems
• Should possess good working knowledge and understanding of MQ runtime components on z/OS.
• Experience with In Product & Fixpack installations and version upgrades of WebSphere MQ on both Unix and Window Operating Systems
• Should be able to administer the MQ product using from the command line on both Unix and Window Operating Systems
• Proficient in MQ problem determination, troubleshooting, backup & recovery on Unix, Windows and z/OS
• Proficient in the installation, configuration along with the ability to troubleshoot MQ Client installations on Unix and Windows Operating Systems.
• Must be able to manage, configure and monitor MQ Listeners, Command Servers, Channel initiators, Trigger Monitors, MQ Log files & Dead Letter Queues on Unix, Windows and z/OS Operating Systems
• Must have experience with MQ Clusters
• Proficient in IBM's PMR problem determination and troubleshooting process
• Should be strong in using MQSC commands. Familiarity with PCF commands is an added advantage.
• Should be strong in Distributed Queue Management
• Should be familiar with MQ Tracing capabilities
• Should be strong in MQ channel configuration using different transmission protocols
• Able to setup security for WebSphere MQ queues & other objects for data access and for administration using role-based security on Unix and Windows Operating Systems
• SSL Configuration on WebSphere MQ is an added advantage
• Should be familiar with using MQ monitoring tools like Tivoli
• Must be proficient in the writing/editing of Unix shell scripts
• Experience with basic mainframe usage (ISPF, JCL), a plus
• Experience with code change management tools(Endevor, CVS, Subversion), a plus
• Exposure to any change management tools (GSM), a plus Non-technical skills
• Excellent command over written and spoken English
• Good organizational skills, detail oriented, thorough
• Must have a positive attitude and good interpersonal skills
• Must have quality team building skills
• Must be self motivated and a self-starter
• Willingness/flexibility to work/provide off-hours on-call support as a member of a rotational support team
• Uses strong writing and verbal communication skills to build awareness and to proactively promote department's position in support of sound database structures, data governance and other Corporate strategies.
• Ability to multitask.
• Displays excellent collaborative skills to facilitate cross-functional teams.
• Provides the skills to consistently search for improved methods to provide customer service. Work Conditions:
• No travel required.
• Rotational pager Production Support. Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $96,000 - $163,000 USD
Navy Mechanical Engineer - Clearance Required
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Cydecor is a premier Federal Government solutions provider, delivering differentiated innovations in mission systems and business platforms. We leverage leading-edge secure systems and software development, backed by industry-leading subject matter expertise, and business intelligence to enable decision-support and remain ahead of ever-evolving national security challenges. Our success rests squarely on three bedrock principles: People, our center of gravity; Mission, what inspires us; and an unyielding commitment to Excellence, what separates us.
Job Description:
Cydecor is seeking a Navy Mechanical Engineer to provide support to a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) customer. There are several openings spanning junior to senior positions.
The role will support the design, development, and evaluation of Unmanned Vehicle (UxV) systems by conducting engineering analyses, addressing technical issues, and contributing to future UxV requirements and acquisition documentation.
Candidates should possess strong engineering and acquisition fundamentals, as well as expertise UxV systems.
Responsibilities include:
Work will involve conducting review and analysis of UxV designs, addressing technical issues that arise during design and construction, and development of the future UxV requirements and acquisition documents.
Perform engineering analyses of customer mission and performance requirements to define UxV attributes in engineering terms.
Perform ship design and construction Contractor and Subcontractor engineering and production analyses to include but not limited to physical progress, design progress and material procurement.
Review of engineering systems' technical data, engineering drawings, technical manuals, ILS data, ILS Checklists, and configuration baseline documentation to determine the changes required to update requirements and assist in establishing the new baseline specified by contract, contract specifications, engineering drawings, technical manuals, and specifications.
Conduct a review and analysis of UxV designs, addressing technical issues that arise during design and construction, and in the development of the future UxV requirements and acquisition documents.
Perform engineering analyses of customer mission and performance requirements to define UxV attributes in engineering terms.
Here's what you need:
Senior Level: 10 years of professional experience and a bachelor's level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Mid-Level: 4 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Junior Level: 1 years of relevant experience.
Relevant mechanical engineering experience related R&D, T&E, and systems acquisition programs.
Bonus points if you have:
Senior Level: 15 years of professional experience and a master's level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Mid-Level: 7 years of relevant experience and a master's level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Junior Level: 4 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Professional Engineer License
Relevant mechanical engineering experience related R&D, T&E, and systems acquisition programs for Navy shipbuilding and defense systems.
Security Clearance: Active/interim DOD SECRET
Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field. Master's preferred.
Work Schedule:
M-F, Onsite
Compensation and Benefits:
The projected compensation range for this position is $83,500 - $185,000. There are numerous factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the role, work location, education/certifications, and a contract's Labor Categories.
Cydecor offers a comprehensive compensation package including Health and Dental Insurance, Vision and Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability, 401(K) company match, Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Company Holidays, Tuition Assistance Program and more.
What We Believe
We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Cydecor has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Cydecor is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (EEO/AA). All employment and hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs without regard to race, religion, color, sexual orientation, nationality, gender, ethnic origin, disability, age, sex, gender identity & expression, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and/or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site because of your disability. You can request assistance by contacting [email protected] or calling 703-###-####.
Mechanical Engineer IV
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
We are seeking a senior Mechanical Engineer to support our Washington, DC office. Candidate will review and analyze UxV designs, support design and construction activities, and assess contractor engineering and production progress. Responsibilities include evaluating technical data, drawings, manuals, and configuration documentation to ensure alignment with contract and system requirements.
What will you do?
Conduct a review and analysis of UxV designs, addressing technical issues that arise during design and construction, and in the development of the future UxV requirements and acquisition documents.
Perform engineering analyses of customer mission and performance requirements to define UxV attributes in engineering terms.
Perform ship design and construction Contractor and Subcontractor engineering and production analyses to include but not limited to physical progress, design progress and material procurement, Review of engineering systems' technical data, engineering drawings, technical manuals, ILS data, ILS Checklists, and configuration baseline documentation to determine the changes required to update requirements and assist in establishing the new baseline specified by contract, contract specifications, engineering drawings, technical manuals, and specifications.
Do you have what it takes?
Required skills:
Bachelor's level degree in Mechanical Engineering.
10 years - 15 years of professional experience
Relevant mechanical engineering experience related R&D, T&E, and systems acquisition programs.
Must have active DoD Secret Clearance and ability to sustain one
Preferred skills:
Master's level degree in Mechanical Engineering
Professional Engineer License
15 or more years of professional experience
Relevant mechanical engineering experience related R&D, T&E, and systems acquisition programs for Navy shipbuilding and defense systems.
Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $85,000-$150,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.
*This position is contingent upon contract award
Pay Range: VTG's estimated starting pay range is $85,000-$150,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may possibly include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.
WiFi Design Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Job Title: WiFi Design Engineer
Onsite Requirements:
WiFi design and deployment
Ekahau software
Secret clearance
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced WIFI Design Engineer to support the Air Force Base Infrastructure Modernization Project.
As a WIFI Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, planning, and implementing wireless network solutions.
Your primary focus will be to ensure robust, reliable, and high-performing wireless infrastructure that meets the needs of our clients.
You will work closely with a team of engineers and other stakeholders to execute network designs, analyze network performance, and troubleshoot any issues that arise.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and Implementation:
Design and develop wireless network architecture, including access points and controllers.
Conduct site surveys to understand wireless coverage needs and plan network installations.
Create heat maps and WiFi coverage models using design tools such as Ekahau, AirMagnet, or similar.
Collaborate with clients to understand their wireless connectivity requirements and objectives.
Select and configure appropriate hardware and software components for wireless networks.
Implement and optimize wireless solutions to ensure maximum performance and coverage.
Conduct wireless signal tests and performance assessments to identify and resolve issues.
Document network designs, configurations, and changes in detailed reports.
Provide technical support and troubleshooting for complex network issues.
Stay updated with the latest wireless technologies and industry trends.
Required Qualifications:
Experience:
Minimum of 3 years of experience in WIFI design and deployment.
Experience with creating wireless designs in Ekahau design software.
Strong understanding of RF principles and wireless communication.
Experience with network security practices and wireless security protocols.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
CWNA (Certified Wireless Network Administrator) or CWDP (Certified Wireless Design Professional) certification.
Experience with enterprise wireless networks and large-scale deployments.
Knowledge of network switching and routing concepts.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
**3rd party and subcontract staffing agencies are not eligible for partnership on this position. 3rd party subcontractors need not apply.
This position requires candidates to be eligible to work in the United States, directly for an employer, without sponsorship now or anytime in the future.
This client is a US Federal Government contractor and is legally required to hire US Citizens. US Citizens will only be considered for this role.
Due to the nature of the work, a United States Government Clearance is required to be eligible for the position**
Experienced Project Engineer - GC / Multifamily Projects
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
If you're a Project Engineer who's already managing subs, tracking costs, and keeping projects on schedule - but still don't have the APM title - this is your chance to make the move.
One of our GC clients in the DC metro area is hiring a local PE to step into an APM-level role on multifamily projects. These are complex, design-forward jobs ranging from $10M-$50M, and the team is looking for someone who can hit the ground running and grow quickly.
You might be a fit if:
You've been working for a GC for the last 2-4 years
You've supported projects in the multifamily and vertical commercial construction sectors
You're already managing RFIs, submittals, change orders, and coordinating with supers and subs
You've been trusted with owner updates, internal meetings, or closeout tasks
You're based in Washington, DC or nearby (this is a local role only)
Responsibilities
Assist with on-site management to ensure project success
Ensure project plan is moving forward to meet anticipated deadlines
Responsible for RFI and submittal process
Processes owner billings and project related accounting issues
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or equivalent experience
2-4 years of experience as a project coordinator, project engineer, or assistant project manager
Strong experience in AutoCad and Microsoft Office Suite
Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards
EDGE Product Development Analyst
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. IFC works in more than a 100 developing countries and helps companies and financial institutions in emerging markets to create jobs, generate tax revenues, improve corporate governance and environmental performance, and contribute to their local communities.
IFC has been investing in climate businesses for over 10 years and has committed to reaching an annual climate investment flow representing 28% of total investments by 2020. As the international community contemplates how to keep warming within a 2 degree increase, they are looking to the private sector to provide insights into how to build more sustainable economies.
Green buildings have been a growing part of IFC's climate-related investments.
To date IFC has committed over $2 billion in the green building sector. One highly successful program in this regard has been the EDGE Green Building Program (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) which includes the launch of a simple,
affordable voluntary certification program (see ****************************
Job Description
IFC's Climate Business Department is seeking a
Green Building Specialist with IT Skills for
to help manage
Product Development for the EDGE certification software and IT platform
. The position is based in Washington, D.C., with the need for extensive and frequent international travel. The position will report to the EDGE Product Lead and will liaise with colleagues across a worldwide team.
The
candidate should be able to work independently and as a team player, and possess excellent organizational skills.
Duties and Responsibilities:
EDGE Certification Product development:
Expand the functionality of the existing EDGE software and IT Platform in response to
customer preferences in order to improve the user experience;
Translate product development needs to enhance the user experience into instructions for out-sourced IT expertise;
Manage out-sourced IT service providers and control the cost and quality of their
deliverables.
EDGE Certification Product management:
Ensure day to day quality of service for EDGE software and IT Platform as experienced by users in developing countries across the world;
Handle all user feedback methodically and diligently, clarifying necessary actions, and
ensuring prompt follow-up.
Other:
Assist on other initiatives as the need arises.
Qualifications
Selection Criteria:
Degree in mechanical engineering / architecture / other related
fields with 3 years relevant work experience.
Hands-on experience in green building certification and
understanding of how the LEED and BREEAM systems function, as well as
other systems.
Experience in IT product development and maintenance, with an
emphasis on optimizing the user experience preferred.
Excellent quantitative skills.
Excellent project management skills.
Experience in developing countries.
Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively under
tight deadlines, while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent verbal, writing and visual communication skills.
Spoken and written fluency in English.
Other languages are a plus.
Demonstrated experience in sales and/or public speaking is a plus.
Research Engineer, Language - Generative AI
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Meta is seeking a Research Engineer to join our Large Language Model (LLM) Research team. We conduct focused research and engineering to build state-of-the-art LLMs, which we often open-source, like our team's recent Llama 2. We are looking for strong engineers who have a background in generative AI and NLP, with experience in areas like language model evaluation; data processing for pre-training and fine-tuning; responsible LLMs; LLM alignment; reinforcement learning for language model tuning; efficient training and inference; and/or multilingual and multimodal modeling.
**Required Skills:**
Research Engineer, Language - Generative AI Responsibilities:
1. Design methods, tools, and infrastructure to push forward the state of the art in large language models
2. Define research goals informed by practical engineering concerns
3. Contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results
4. Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments (e.g. distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)
5. Work with a large and globally distributed team
6. Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
7. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
8. Research experience in machine learning, deep learning, and/or natural language processing
9. Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
10. Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch
11. Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
12. A PhD in AI, computer science, data science, or related technical fields.
13. Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
14. First author publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL).
15. Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research.
**Public Compensation:**
$85.10/hour to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
IT Developer/Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Qualifications: FUNCTIONAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED • 12 years of Information Technology/System Engineering experience • 5+ years of strong experience in Object Oriented design and development skills with.NET technologies (ASP.NET and C#) • 1-2 years of strong experience in GUI design and development in .NET technologies including JavaScript, HTML/XHTML, CSS and cross browser implementations, Storyboards and simple HTML Prototypes
• Must have experience creating ASP .NET custom controls
• Experience with Telerik controls is a major plus
• Experience with .Net 4.0 (plus minimum experience with .Net 3.5)
• Proven experience writing Oracle Stored Procedures and Packages
• Experience developing Mobile Applications is a major plus
• Experience with Windows Workflow Foundation is a major plus
• Must have experience with N-tier architecture, full software development life cycle, and ORM
• Experience with Oracle 10G and 11G RDBMS including (Structured and Unstructured search capabilities)
• Must be will to, and have experience with, authoring/providing input for the following documents:
Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), System Design Document (SDD), Logical Design Document (LDD), System Requirements Document (SRD), and System Architecture
• Experience creating Data Flow Diagrams, Class Diagrams, and Sequence diagrams
• Experience with Microsoft Windows 2008 and MS Team Foundation Server is a must
• Must be able to understand business and functional requirement specifications to produce detailed designs and functional application code that conforms to coding standards/practices
• Must be willing to lead, and have experience with, peer reviews of design documentation and code reviews
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environment with varying priorities
• Strong team player, who has excellent analytical skills and is delivery focused
• Ability to work with a cross-functional team
• Ability to produce professional documentation deliverables using Microsoft Office
• Willingness to help out on any task as needed by the project is a must
• Ability to mentor other team members as needed
• Experience in a government environment that contains strict process controls
• Must be able to work full-time, on-site in Washington, DC
• Must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Must be able a US Citizen
• Must be able a to pass a DHS background investigation
Qualifications
ASP .NET,Oracle 10G and 11G RDBMS
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Staff Offensive Cyber Research Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Twenty is seeking an exceptionally skilled Staff Offensive Cyber Research Engineer for an in-office position in its Arlington, VA office to lead the development of sophisticated offensive cyber capabilities that defend democracies worldwide. We're looking for someone with 6-8 years of deep technical expertise in offensive cyber operations, software development, and research, combined with proven leadership experience mentoring engineers and driving strategic technical initiatives. In this role, you'll architect and lead the development of advanced attack path frameworks, establish engineering best practices for offensive tooling, mentor junior researchers, and serve as a technical authority on adversarial techniques and red team operations. You'll leverage your extensive operational background-ideally from government/military Digital Network Exploitation Analysis (DNEA), Exploitation Analyst (EA) operations, advanced penetration testing, or threat intelligence analysis-to shape the technical direction of our offensive cyber capabilities and build the next generation of cyber technologies for the United States and its allies.
About the Company
At Twenty, we're taking on one of the most critical challenges of our time: defending democracies in the digital age. We develop revolutionary technologies that operate at the intersection of cyber and electromagnetic domains, where the speed and complexity of operations exceeds human cognition. Our team doesn't just solve problems - we deliver game-changing outcomes that directly improve national security. We're pragmatic optimists who understand that while our mission of defending America and its allies is challenging, we can succeed.
Role DetailsTechnical Leadership & Architecture
Lead the architecture and design of sophisticated attack path frameworks that emulate advanced persistent threat (APT) behaviors and nation-state TTPs
Establish technical standards and best practices for offensive cyber tool development across the organization
Evaluate and recommend engineering courses of action for new offensive capabilities and system enhancements
Drive technical decision-making for complex offensive cyber integrations and performance optimizations
Architect scalable, modular frameworks for attack technique automation and adversary emulation
Research & Innovation
Conduct advanced research into emerging adversary techniques, zero-day exploitation strategies, and novel attack vectors
Develop proof-of-concept tools and techniques that push the boundaries of offensive cyber capabilities
Stay current with threat actor innovations and translate emerging TTPs into defensive and offensive capabilities
Publish internal research findings and contribute to the broader cyber security research community
Identify capability gaps and lead initiatives to develop new offensive tools and methodologies
Team Leadership & Mentorship
Mentor and provide technical guidance to offensive cyber engineers and researchers, conducting thorough code reviews and knowledge transfer
Lead technical discussions and facilitate strategic planning sessions for offensive capability development
Organize research efforts and coordinate cross-functional collaboration with data engineering, backend, and intelligence analysis teams
Establish and maintain engineering best practices, secure coding standards, and operational security procedures
Guide junior engineers in understanding complex adversary behaviors and translating them into technical implementations
Attack Path Development & Implementation
Design and implement advanced attack paths that emulate sophisticated adversary campaigns across multiple domains
Create reusable, production-grade components for complex attack techniques including credential harvesting, lateral movement, and defense evasion
Develop custom tooling and automation frameworks that operate at machine speed for large-scale adversary emulation
Data Engineering & Intelligence Integration
Lead the design of ETL pipelines for processing threat intelligence, security logs, and operational data at scale
Architect standardized schemas for cyber operations datasets that support graph-based analysis and AI/ML workflows
Implement advanced data enrichment pipelines that integrate diverse threat intelligence sources
Design efficient storage and retrieval systems for large-scale security-relevant data
Operational Collaboration
Work closely with government customers and operational teams to understand mission requirements and capability gaps
Translate operational feedback into technical requirements and development priorities
Lead technical demonstrations showcasing offensive cyber capabilities to stakeholders
Provide subject matter expertise for customer engagements and strategic planning sessions
QualificationsTechnical Skills & Experience
6-8 years of threat research, offensive cyber operations, and software development experience
Expert-level operational cyber security experience in one or more of the following domains:
Digital Network Exploitation Analysis (DNEA) within U.S. Government military or intelligence organizations
Exploitation Analyst (EA) operations conducting advanced network exploitation and intelligence analysis
Advanced Penetration Testing/Red Teaming leading sophisticated offensive security assessments
Senior-level Threat Hunting and threat intelligence analysis in high-stakes environments
Demonstrated technical leadership experience mentoring offensive cyber engineers and leading research initiatives
Deep expertise in the MITRE ATT&CK framework with proven track record developing and implementing advanced adversary TTPs across multiple tactics
Expert-level experience operating and extending industry-standard threat emulation platforms (Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, custom C2 frameworks) with proven ability to develop sophisticated custom payloads, modules, and evasion techniques
Extensive experience integrating and analyzing diverse threat intelligence sources including commercial feeds, OSINT, and government intelligence
Advanced proficiency in implementing sophisticated persistence mechanisms, advanced defense evasion techniques, counter-forensics, and anti-analysis methods
Expert containerization and orchestration experience using Docker and Kubernetes for secure, scalable offensive tool deployment
Advanced programming and software architecture skills in Python and Golang, with demonstrated ability to build maintainable, production-grade security tools and automation frameworks
Expert-level experience writing complex graph queries and developing graph-based analytical tools using Neo4j or similar graph databases
Comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity across network security, application security, secure coding, cryptography, and security architecture
Extensive practical experience in offensive cyber operations including advanced payload development, post-exploitation frameworks, command and control infrastructure, and multi-stage attack chains
Expert knowledge of red team methodologies including campaign planning, operational security (OPSEC), adversary simulation, and realistic threat emulation based on intelligence-driven scenarios
Leadership & Communication Skills
Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineering teams
Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex offensive techniques to diverse audiences including executives and government officials
Experience conducting thorough code reviews and establishing development standards for security tools
Track record of driving technical decision-making and influencing strategic direction
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field; Master's degree preferred, or equivalent practical experience
Security Requirements
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance
Distinguishing Qualifications
Previous technical leadership experience in government cyber operations units or intelligence organizations conducting DNEA or EA operations
Experience leading offensive cyber capability development programs or research initiatives
Track record of developing novel offensive techniques or tools adopted by operational units
Advanced certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN, or government-recognized advanced offensive security credentials
Experience with AI/ML integration in offensive cyber operations and automated threat emulation
Extensive background in malware analysis, reverse engineering, exploit development, or vulnerability research
Experience with multi-domain intelligence analysis correlating cyber, SIGINT, ELINT, and other intelligence sources
Publications or conference presentations on offensive cyber research or techniques
Contributions to open-source offensive security tools or frameworks
Additional Skills
Experience with Agile development methodologies and leading agile teams
Advanced system architecture and design experience for large-scale security systems
Performance optimization and scalability experience for high-throughput data processing
Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native attack techniques
Deep knowledge of wireless security, IoT protocols, and electromagnetic spectrum operations
Expertise with forensics tools, incident response procedures, and defensive cyber operations
Understanding of government acquisition processes and requirements development
Auto-ApplySenior Engineer, Application Development and Maintenance EIT Product
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
**_What Application Development & Maintenance contributes to Cardinal Health_** Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value.
Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. This job family programs and configures end user applications, systems, databases and websites to achieve the organization's internal needs and externally-facing business needs. Application Development & Maintenance partners with business leaders, investigates user needs and conducts regular assessments, maintenance and enhancements of existing applications.
**_Job Summary_**
We are seeking a seasoned and experienced Techno Functional Lead to join our high-performing Oracle Agile PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) team. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions, ensuring seamless collaboration across IT and business units. In this role you will work closely with team members, business teams, software consulting partners, shared services software and infrastructure teams, and managed services to enable and deploy software solutions. You will develop and deploy software code and solutions that comply with FDA computer systems validation methodology.
The Medical Segment IT Product team develops technology strategy and implements technology solutions that support the Medical Device segment's Product Management, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, and Product Design/R&D teams. Cardinal Health has deployed Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management application platform to manage end-to-end PLM capabilities within Cardinal Health
**_Responsibilities:_**
+ Manage and perform configuration changes in PLM solutions with PLM IT Service Delivery and implementation partners.
+ Participate and provide functional leadership during PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) projects and future roadmap.
+ Understand business, Lead elicitation sessions using variety of requirements gathering methods such as interviews, documentation analysis, surveys, site visits, and business models with various functional business teams and IT teams.
+ Lead the design, development, and deployment of software solutions aligned with FDA computer systems validation (CSV) methodologies.
+ Define technical requirements in accordance with SDLC, management and project/product scope. Ensure all requirements are aligned to project scope, objectives and strategies.
+ Design and write J2EE/Java code around PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) platforms including extending APIs, batch jobs, JMS queues, and ERP integrations.
+ Lead user acceptance activities by coordinating with functional teams, development teams, and project managers.
+ Manage Functional, Technical documentation.
+ Assist with development of our technology multi-year roadmap.
**_Qualifications_**
+ 8-12 years of experience, preferred
+ Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
+ Proven experience in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) platforms as a techno-functional expert preferred
+ Strong understanding of FDA CSV requirements and methodologies preferred
+ Gather Requirements, Design and write J2EE/Java code around PLM platforms preferred
+ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills preferred
+ Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with multiple teams and priorities preferred
+ Managing applications in AWS and GCP preferred
**_What is expected of you and others at this level_**
+ Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
+ Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
+ Works on complex projects of large scope
+ Provides solutions which may set precedent
+ Independently determines method for completion of new projects
+ Receives guidance on overall project objectives
+ Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
**Anticipated salary range:** $123,400 - $176,300
**Bonus eligible:** Yes
**Benefits:** Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
+ Medical, dental and vision coverage
+ Paid time off plan
+ Health savings account (HSA)
+ 401k savings plan
+ Access to wages before pay day with my FlexPay
+ Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
+ Short- and long-term disability coverage
+ Work-Life resources
+ Paid parental leave
+ Healthy lifestyle programs
**Application window anticipated to close:** 12/13/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
_Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply._
_Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal_ _Opportunity/Affirmative_ _Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law._
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Materials Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
is contingent upon contract award** Amentum is seeking an experienced **Materials Engineer** to support a future shipbuilding acquisition program management services contract for US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Team Submarine (TEAM SUB).
**Primary Responsibilities:**
+ Extracts, develops, processes and tests materials used to create a variety of products. Works with metals, ceramics, plastics, semi-conductors, and composites to create new materials that meet certain mechanical, electrical, chemical, and other requirements.
+ Evaluates technical and economic factors, recommending engineering and manufacturing actions for attainment of design objectives of process or product by applying knowledge of material science and related technologies.
+ Reviews plans for new product and factors, such as strength, weight, and cost, to submit material selection recommendations ensuring attainment of design objectives.
+ Plans and implements laboratory operations to develop material and fabrication procedures for new materials to fulfill product cost and performance standards.
+ Confers with producers of materials, such as metals, ceramics, or polymers, during investigation and evaluation of materials suitable for specific product applications.
+ Reviews product failure data and interprets laboratory tests and analyses to establish or rule out material and process causes.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ Must have an Active Secret US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Secret Clearance.
+ Minimum 5 years of U.S Navy engineering experience
**Desired Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's level degree in any technical discipline.
+ 10 years experience with DOD ACAT ID Acquisition Programs
+ 5 years Navy experience working with 1) Material Sciences or 2) Welding / Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
**Compensation & Benefits**
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $120000 - $180000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: **********************
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters (********************************* SkbztPuAwwxfs) .
Cloud Engineer - Full Stack Developer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Job DescriptionAs a member of our Professional Services team, you will assist in the building, deploying, and maintaining of critical customer applications. In this role, you will provide thought leadership and hands-on technical execution to optimize client environments and ensure robust, scalable applications.
Responsible for:-Assisting in the designing and building modern and highly scalable cloud-based applications for customers-Migrating and modernizing customer legacy applications using AWS services-Working with Project Managers and clients to provide recommendations and technology roadmaps to meet their business needs-Actively participating in team meetings and cross-functional interactions-Keeping team members and supervisors informed of progress and issues-Actively contributing to client project status meetings-Contributing to R&D projects to validate/invalidate new services offerings-Remaining current with technology trends and new technologies-Proposing the latest technology usage and integration standards-Developing and managing backend infrastructure, APIs and integrations to support cloud-based solutions, using programming languages like Python, Java, and PHP-Participating in code reviews, document infrastructure-as-code, and assist with UI/UX-Building out frontend interfaces and dashboards for applications and infrastructure using languages like Angular and React-Utilizing best practices for security, compliance, and business continuity in cloud solutions
How you will be successful:-Bridging the gap between technical complexity and business objectives through adept problem-solving abilities-Building trusting relationships with team members and collaborating departments-Comfortable with pushing boundaries and technical limits (maintain technical aptitude and knowledge of industry)-Confidently communicating with diverse stakeholders to translate requirements into impactful outcomes-Championing ongoing elevation of personal skills paired with knowledge transfer to teammates-Having the ability to rapidly learn new languages, frameworks, or business domains as needed to meet the diverse needs of multiple clients
Requirements of the role:-5+ years' experience as a cloud engineer with hands-on expertise across AWS cloud services-Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like CloudFormation-Experience coding in multiple languages including Node.js, Python, Angular, React, .NET Core, .NET Framework-Experience using AWS platforms including but not limited to Cognito and Amplify-Understanding of modern app architectures in cloud environments-Able to collaborate with cloud engineer and project management teams-AWS Certification(s) a must have (can be obtained upon hire) - minimum requirement at 90 days is AWS Certified Developer Associates-In-depth experience with one or more programming languages like Java, JavaScript, Python, C# used for developing cloud-native applications.-Understanding of cloud computing concepts - IaaS, PaaS, serverless, containers etc.-Working knowledge of Amazon Web Services - key services like EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS, Fargate, RDS etc.-Experience using AWS command line tools and SDKs to manage infrastructure as code-Building, deploying, managing microservices applications on AWS-Working with AWS data storage solutions like DynamoDB, NoSQL, and Aurora RDS-Experience with containers & orchestration platforms like Docker, Kubernetes on AWS Security best practices for applications in the public cloud
Additional Valuable Skills: -Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing-Building event-driven architectures on cloud platform-Using infrastructure as code tools like CloudFormation -Frontend JavaScript frameworks like React-Machine learning capabilities like SageMaker-Leveraging serverless architectures where applicable
The salary range provided is a general guideline. When extending an offer, Innovative considers factors including, but not limited to, the responsibilities of the specific role, market conditions, geographic location, as well as the candidate's professional experience, key skills, and education/training.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Optical Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Full-time Description
At Relative Dynamics we value knowledge as a process rather than knowledge as an answer. Founded in 2011 our goal is to define the new space era by continuously pushing the boundaries of engineering models services and technology development. Visit us at ****************************
Relative Dynamics Inc. is seeking an Optical Engineer/Physicist. As an Optical Engineer/Physicist, you are part of a cross-functional team developing optical hardware. The ideal candidate will have experience leading or contributing to multiple project development efforts, projects, and initiatives.
What You'll Get to Do:
· Close collaboration with electrical, mechanical and software engineers to understand system requirements and provide proof-of-concept hardware demonstrations that evolve to commercial products.
· Hands-on optical laboratory experiment design, construction and testing
What You'll Need:
Required:
Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, or relevant field and/or experience
3+ years' hands on laboratory optics, fiber optic and laser system experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desired:
Optical ray trace software experience (e.g., Zemax, FRED, OSLO)
Terrestrial fiber optic communication system experience
Aerospace experience
What You Won't Do:
· Feel stuck as we offer great opportunities to advance and learn
· Feel like a number as we're a close-knit bunch and always have each other's backs
Who You Are:
· A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
· A quick learner who is always ready to gain depth of knowledge
· A reliable worker who knows the importance of showing up when it counts
· Accept assignments with open cooperative positive and team-oriented attitudes
· Able to plan and execute plans across teams
· Effective communicator both written and verbal
What You'll Enjoy:
· Competitive wage and benefits package
· Medical, dental, vision and life/disability insurance
· Vacation and paid holidays
· Tuition reimbursement
· Great 401k with company match
· Employee referral program
· Community involvement investing and giving back to the community
Relative Dynamics conducts a comprehensive background check that includes drug testing. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.
Senior BizOps Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Senior BizOps Engineer The Reactive Systems Architecture BizOps team is looking for a BizOps Engineer who can help us solve problems, build our CI/CD pipeline and lead Mastercard in DevOps automation and best practices.
- Are you a born problem solver who loves to figure out how something works?
- Are you a CI/CD geek who loves all things automation?
- Do you have a low tolerance for manual work and look to automate everything you can?The Business Operations (BizOps) team is seeking a Business Operations Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). The role of BizOps is to be the production readiness steward for Mastercard products. As a BizOps SRE, we are responsible for ensuring that our platform is stable and healthy. We break down barriers to run our products by fostering developer run ownership and empowering developers to build resilient products. We support our developers during the application build phase in software run principals that includes operational design, automation, capacity planning, monitoring that leads to fault-tolerant, scalable products. We see the big picture and help create and enforce operations standards while facilitating an agile and learning culture. We support daily operations with a hyper focus on triage, root cause by understanding the business impact of our products and subsequently performing blameless post-mortems. The goal of every Business Operations team is to engage early in the development lifecycle to be more proactive and upfront in the development process, and to proactively manage production and change activities to maximize customer experience and increase the overall value of supported applications. Business Operations teams also focus on risk management by tying all our activities together with an overarching responsibility for compliance and risk mitigation across all our environments. Ultimately, the role of Business Operations is to align Product and Customer Focused priorities with Operational needs by providing continuous feedback throughout the lifecycle. Business Operations is leading the DevOps transformation at Mastercard through our tooling and by being an advocate for change & standards throughout the development, quality, release, and product organizations. We need team members with an appetite for change and pushing the boundaries of what can be done with automation. Experience in working across development, operations, and product teams to prioritize needs and to build relationships is a must. Mission The role of business operations is to be the production readiness steward for the platform. This is accomplished by closely partnering with developers to design, build, implement, and support technology services. A business operations engineer will ensure operational criteria like system availability, capacity, performance, monitoring, self-healing, and deployment automation are implemented throughout the delivery process. Business Operations plays a key role in leading the DevOps transformation at Mastercard through our tooling and by being an advocate for change and standards throughout the development, quality, release, and product organizations. We accomplish this transformation through supporting daily operations with a hyper focus on triage and then root cause by understanding the business impact of our products. The goal of every biz ops team is to shift left to be more proactive and upfront in the development process, and to proactively manage production and change activities to maximize customer experience, and increase the overall value of supported applications. Biz Ops teams also focus on risk management by tying all our activities together with an overarching responsibility for compliance and risk mitigation across all our environments. A biz ops focus is also on streamlining and standardizing traditional application specific support activities and centralizing points of interaction for both internal and external partners by communicating effectively with all key stakeholders. Operational Readiness Architect:
• Serve as the primary contact responsible for the overall application health, performance, and capacity
• Support services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, capacity planning and launch reviews.
• Partner with the development and product team of a new application to establish the right monitoring and alerting strategy and create the framework to achieve zero downtime during deployment. Site Reliability Engineering:
• Serve as the primary contact responsible for ensuring application scalability, performance, and resilience.
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless post-mortems while taking a holistic approach to problem solving and optimizing time to recover.
• Automate data-driven alerts to proactively escalate issues. Work with development teams to establish SLOs and improve reliability. DevOps/Automation:
• Tackle complex development, automation, and business process problems. Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services-from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Support the application CI/CD pipeline for promoting software into higher environments through validation and operational gating, and lead Mastercard in DevOps automation and best practices.
• Increase automation and tooling to reduce toil and manual intervention ITSM Practices:
• Analyses ITSM activities of the platform and provide feedback loop to development teams on operational gaps or resiliency concerns Role Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have experience in many of these areas:
• BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience.
• Coding and/or scripting exposure.
• Appetite for change and pushing the boundaries of what can be done with automation. Be curious about new technology, infrastructure, and practices to scale our architecture and prepare for future growth.
• Experience with algorithms, data structures, scripting, pipeline management, and software design
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
• Interest in designing, analysing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities and to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.
• Ability to balance doing things right with fixing things quickly. Flexible and pragmatic, while working towards improving the long-term health of the system.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure that expected system behaviour is understood and monitoring exists to detect anomalies.
• Experience building and maintaining Kafka cluster's
• Kafka Connect experience is a bonus
• Experience building observability tools including but not limited to alerts and dashboards
• Familiarity with Linux and supported scripting (python and bash)
• Bonus Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $94,000 - $157,000 USD
Principal Offensive Cyber Research Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Twenty is seeking a world-class Principal Offensive Cyber Research Engineer for an in-office position in its Arlington, VA office to serve as the preeminent technical authority and strategic leader for our offensive cyber capabilities. We're looking for someone with 8-12 years of distinguished expertise in offensive cyber operations, advanced research, and software development, combined with exceptional leadership experience shaping technical strategy, leading large-scale initiatives, and influencing organizational direction. In this role, you'll define the long-term technical vision for our offensive cyber research program, drive breakthrough innovations in adversary emulation and attack automation, establish company-wide standards for offensive tooling, and serve as the principal technical advisor to executive leadership and government customers on offensive cyber matters. You'll leverage your extensive operational pedigree-ideally including senior leadership roles in government/military Digital Network Exploitation Analysis (DNEA), Exploitation Analyst (EA) operations, or elite red team operations-to shape not just our technical capabilities but our strategic approach to defending democracies in the cyber domain.
About the Company
At Twenty, we're taking on one of the most critical challenges of our time: defending democracies in the digital age. We develop revolutionary technologies that operate at the intersection of cyber and electromagnetic domains, where the speed and complexity of operations exceeds human cognition. Our team doesn't just solve problems - we deliver game-changing outcomes that directly improve national security. We're pragmatic optimists who understand that while our mission of defending America and its allies is challenging, we can succeed.
Role DetailsStrategic Leadership & Vision
Define and drive the long-term technical vision and roadmap for Twenty's offensive cyber research and capabilities
Serve as the principal technical advisor to executive leadership on offensive cyber strategy, capability development, and technical risk
Lead strategic planning for offensive cyber programs, including resource allocation, technology investments, and partnership opportunities
Represent Twenty as a technical authority in customer engagements, industry conferences, and government forums
Influence company-wide technical decisions and architecture to ensure alignment with offensive cyber requirements
Advanced Research & Innovation
Lead groundbreaking research into advanced adversary techniques, nation-state capabilities, and next-generation offensive cyber technologies
Drive innovation in AI/ML-powered attack automation, autonomous adversary emulation, and machine-speed offensive operations
Identify and pursue transformative research opportunities that position Twenty at the forefront of offensive cyber capabilities
Establish research partnerships with government laboratories, academic institutions, and industry leaders
Publish research findings in peer-reviewed venues and contribute thought leadership to the cyber security community
Technical Authority & Architecture
Serve as the ultimate technical authority on offensive cyber operations, adversary TTPs, and red team methodologies across the organization
Establish company-wide technical standards, frameworks, and best practices for offensive cyber tool development
Lead architecture review boards and provide authoritative guidance on complex technical decisions
Drive the evolution of Twenty's offensive cyber technology stack to maintain technical superiority
Ensure technical excellence across all offensive cyber capabilities and maintain alignment with operational requirements
Organizational Leadership & Mentorship
Lead and mentor the offensive cyber research team, including Staff and Senior engineers, establishing technical development plans and career growth paths
Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation within the offensive cyber organization
Conduct comprehensive technical reviews and provide expert guidance on complex research initiatives
Recruit, interview, and assess top-tier offensive cyber talent to build world-class teams
Collaborate across engineering, product, and operations organizations to ensure offensive capabilities integrate seamlessly with Twenty's broader mission
Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
Lead technical engagements with senior government officials, military leaders, and intelligence community stakeholders
Translate complex offensive cyber capabilities into strategic value propositions for executive-level audiences
Drive requirements gathering and capability planning sessions with operational units and government customers
Provide expert consultation on offensive cyber operations, threat landscapes, and adversary capabilities
Build and maintain strategic relationships with key government partners and industry collaborators
Technical Contributions
Architect and oversee development of advanced attack frameworks that operate autonomously at machine speed
Lead development of sophisticated adversary emulation systems that replicate nation-state and APT behaviors across multiple operational domains
Drive integration of graph databases, AI/ML systems, and large-scale data processing into offensive cyber workflows
Establish data engineering standards for processing threat intelligence, operational data, and cyber observables at scale
QualificationsTechnical Skills & Experience
8-12 years of distinguished experience in offensive cyber operations, threat research, and advanced software development
Expert-level operational cyber security experience with proven leadership in one or more domains:
Senior leadership roles in Digital Network Exploitation Analysis (DNEA) within U.S. Government military or intelligence organizations
Technical leadership of Exploitation Analyst (EA) teams conducting advanced network exploitation and intelligence operations
Leadership of elite penetration testing/red team operations at enterprise or national scale
Senior technical roles in threat intelligence organizations tracking nation-state and APT actors
Extensive technical leadership experience including mentoring senior engineers, leading research organizations, and driving technical strategy
Recognized expert in the MITRE ATT&CK framework and adversary behaviors with contributions to community understanding of advanced TTPs
Demonstrated mastery of offensive cyber platforms and frameworks with track record of developing innovative tools that advance the state of the art
Deep expertise integrating threat intelligence at strategic and tactical levels from diverse sources including government intelligence, commercial feeds, and original research
Advanced knowledge of sophisticated attack techniques including rootkits, firmware exploitation, supply chain attacks, and advanced persistent mechanisms
Expert-level software architecture and development capabilities with proven ability to design large-scale, distributed offensive cyber systems
Mastery of graph-based analysis and AI/ML techniques applied to offensive cyber operations and threat emulation
Comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity across all domains including network, application, cloud, mobile, IoT, and electromagnetic spectrum
Extensive practical experience designing and executing complex offensive cyber campaigns that demonstrate deep understanding of OPSEC, tradecraft, and operational planning
Leadership & Communication Skills
Exceptional leadership presence with proven ability to influence senior executives and government officials
Outstanding communication skills with ability to articulate complex technical concepts to audiences ranging from engineers to policymakers
Demonstrated track record driving organizational change and establishing technical direction
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders
Proven ability to represent organizations at the highest levels of government and industry
Education
Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field preferred; Bachelor's degree with equivalent distinguished experience considered; or equivalent practical experience
Security Requirements
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance
Distinguishing Qualifications
Senior leadership experience in prestigious government cyber operations units or intelligence organizations
Track record of developing offensive cyber capabilities that achieved operational deployment and mission impact
Recognition as a thought leader through publications, conference presentations, or contributions to offensive security research
Advanced technical certifications demonstrating mastery (OSEE, GXPN, or equivalent government credentials)
Patents or significant innovations in offensive cyber technologies or techniques
Experience leading large-scale capability development programs involving multiple teams and organizations
Deep background in malware development, vulnerability research, or exploit engineering with proven discoveries
Experience with multi-INT fusion and intelligence analysis across cyber, SIGINT, ELINT, and other disciplines
Advisory roles for government agencies, academic institutions, or industry standards bodies
Contributions to open-source security communities that have achieved widespread adoption
Additional Skills
Extensive experience with Agile and program management methodologies for research and development organizations
Deep system architecture experience designing mission-critical security systems at scale
Expert-level knowledge of cloud security across multiple providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) including sophisticated cloud-native attack techniques
Comprehensive understanding of wireless security, IoT exploitation, 5G security, and electromagnetic spectrum operations
Experience with defensive cyber operations, incident response, and threat hunting to understand defender perspectives
Knowledge of government acquisition processes, requirements development, and program execution
Understanding of international cyber law, rules of engagement, and policy considerations for offensive operations
Auto-ApplyMaterials Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
is contingent upon contract award** Amentum is seeking an experienced Materials Engineer to support a future shipbuilding acquisition program management services contract for US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Team Submarine (TEAM SUB).
Primary Responsibilities:
Extracts, develops, processes and tests materials used to create a variety of products. Works with metals, ceramics, plastics, semi-conductors, and composites to create new materials that meet certain mechanical, electrical, chemical, and other requirements.
Evaluates technical and economic factors, recommending engineering and manufacturing actions for attainment of design objectives of process or product by applying knowledge of material science and related technologies.
Reviews plans for new product and factors, such as strength, weight, and cost, to submit material selection recommendations ensuring attainment of design objectives.
Plans and implements laboratory operations to develop material and fabrication procedures for new materials to fulfill product cost and performance standards.
Confers with producers of materials, such as metals, ceramics, or polymers, during investigation and evaluation of materials suitable for specific product applications.
Reviews product failure data and interprets laboratory tests and analyses to establish or rule out material and process causes.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must have an Active Secret US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Secret Clearance.
Minimum 5 years of U.S Navy engineering experience
Desired Qualifications:
Bachelor's level degree in any technical discipline.
10 years experience with DOD ACAT ID Acquisition Programs
5 years Navy experience working with 1) Material Sciences or 2) Welding / Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
Compensation & Benefits
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $120000 - $180000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: **********************
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.
Senior Engineer, Workday AI Developer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
**_What Application Development & Maintenance contributes to Cardinal Health_** Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value.
Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. This job family programs and configures end user applications, systems, databases and websites to achieve the organization's internal needs and externally-facing business needs. Application Development & Maintenance partners with business leaders, investigates user needs and conducts regular assessments, maintenance and enhancements of existing applications.
We are seeking a forward-thinking Workday AI Solutions Integration Consultant to lead the implementation, configuration, and optimization of Workday's next-generation AI capabilities-specifically Workday Everywhere, Workday Assistant, and Workday Illuminate. This role combines AI innovation with Workday integration expertise to deliver smart, scalable, and secure workflows that enhance business operations. The specialist will drive user experience transformation, streamline HR workflows, and support enterprise-wide adoption of intelligent automation.
**_Responsibilities_**
+ Lead deployment of AI agents such as Recruiter Agent and Performance Review Agent.
+ Design, build, and deploy custom AI agents using Workday's low-code/no-code tools and the Workday Build platform.
+ Configure anomaly detection, auto-filling, and contextual automation features across HR modules.
+ Create AI-powered applications and widgets using Workday Extend to embed personalized AI assistance directly into user workflows.
+ Enable and configure Workday Assistant across web and Microsoft Teams environments.
+ Develop guided workflows for time-off requests, job changes, and employee inquiries.
+ Monitor usage analytics and optimize conversational flows for accuracy and efficiency.
+ Oversee integration of Workday Assistant into Microsoft Teams.
+ Ensure seamless access to approvals, dashboards, and notifications within the flow of work.
+ Coordinate with IT and HR administrators to manage app permissions and security protocols.
+ Leverage Expanded AI Gateway APIs to embed Workday's AI services into applications, including document intelligence for classification and data extraction.
+ Automate and connect processes across Workday and third-party systems using AI-enabled Workday Orchestrate.
+ Partner with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate business needs into technical designs for Illuminate solutions.
+ Monitor Workday releases, especially Illuminate features and developer tools, to assess impact and recommend new functionality.
+ Develop integrations and automations that uphold high standards for data integrity, security, and responsible AI practices.
+ Provide technical support and root cause analysis for AI-driven processes, integrations, and extensions.
+ Use Developer Copilot to automate the generation of code and process documentation.
**_Qualifications_**
+ 5+ years of experience with Workday HCM, including configuration and deployment preferred.
+ 6+ years of hands-on Workday integration development using Workday Studio, EIBs, and Core Connectors preferred.
+ Proven experience with Workday Illuminate features, including AI agents, widgets, and orchestrations preferred.
+ Proficiency in building custom applications and extensions using Workday Extend preferred.
+ Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and enterprise chatbot frameworks preferred.
+ Strong experience with Workday APIs (SOAP and REST) and other web services preferred.
+ Proficient in relevant programming languages such as XSLT and XML preferred.
+ Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID and Teams integration architecture preferred.
+ Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills preferred.
+ Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot complex issues and deliver innovative solutions preferred.
+ Proactive approach to learning and staying current with Workday's evolving AI capabilities preferred.
+ Exposure to Workday's AI roadmap (25R1/25R2/26+) and Illuminate capabilities preferred.
+ Experience in HRIS strategy, talent analytics, or digital transformation initiatives preferred.
+ Certifications in Workday Assistant or Workday Extend preferred.
+ Workday Integration certification preferred.
+ Experience with generative AI and machine learning platforms preferred.
+ Familiarity with Agile development methodologies preferred.
+ Experience with DevOps workflows related to Workday development preferred.
**_What is expected of you and others at this level_**
+ Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
+ Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
+ Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
+ Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
+ Projects may have significant and long-term impact
+ Provides solutions which may set precedent
+ Independently determines method for completion of new projects
+ Receives guidance on overall project objectives
+ Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
**Anticipated salary range:** $123,400 - $176,300
**Bonus eligible:** Yes
**Benefits:** Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
+ Medical, dental and vision coverage
+ Paid time off plan
+ Health savings account (HSA)
+ 401k savings plan
+ Access to wages before pay day with my FlexPay
+ Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
+ Short- and long-term disability coverage
+ Work-Life resources
+ Paid parental leave
+ Healthy lifestyle programs
**Application window anticipated to close:** 12/24/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
_Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply._
_Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal_ _Opportunity/Affirmative_ _Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law._
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Senior BizOps Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Our Purpose
Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
Title and Summary
Senior BizOps Engineer Senior BizOps Engineer
About the Role The Customer Access BizOps team is looking for a Senior BizOps Engineer who can help us solve problems, build our CI/CD pipeline and lead Mastercard in DevOps automation and best practices. - Are you a born problem solver who loves to figure out how something works?
- Are you a CI/CD geek who loves all things automation?
- Do you have a low tolerance for manual work and look to automate everything you can?The role of Business Operations Organization is to be the production readiness steward for Mastercard products. As a Business Operations SRE, we are responsible for ensuring that our platform is stable and healthy. We break down barriers to run our products by fostering developer run ownership and empowering developers to build resilient products. We support our developers during the application build phase in software run principals that includes operational design, automation, capacity planning, monitoring that leads to fault-tolerant, scalable products. We see the big picture and help create and enforce operations standards while facilitating an agile and learning culture. We support daily operations with a hyper focus on triage, root cause by understanding the business impact of our products and subsequently performing blameless post-mortems. The goal of every Business Operations team is to engage early in the development lifecycle to be more proactive and upfront in the development process, and to proactively manage production and change activities to maximize customer experience and increase the overall value of supported applications. Business Operations teams also focus on risk management by tying all our activities together with an overarching responsibility for compliance and risk mitigation across all our environments.
Ultimately, the role of Business Operations is to align Product and Customer Focused priorities with Operational needs by providing continuous feedback throughout the lifecycle. Business Operations is leading the DevOps transformation at Mastercard through our tooling and by being an advocate for change & standards throughout the development, quality, release, and product organizations. We need team members with an appetite for change and pushing the boundaries of what can be done with automation. Experience in working across development, operations, and product teams to prioritize needs and to build relationships is a must. Role The role of business operations is to be the production readiness steward for the platform. This is accomplished by closely partnering with developers to design, build, implement, and support technology services. A business operations engineer will ensure operational criteria like system availability, capacity, performance, monitoring, self-healing, and deployment automation are implemented throughout the delivery process. Business Operations plays a key role in leading the DevOps transformation at Mastercard through our tooling and by being an advocate for change and standards throughout the development, quality, release, and product organizations. We accomplish this transformation through supporting daily operations with a hyper focus on triage and then root cause by understanding the business impact of our products. The goal of every biz ops team is to shift left to be more proactive and upfront in the development process, and to proactively manage production and change activities to maximize customer experience, and increase the overall value of supported applications. Biz Ops teams also focus on risk management by tying all our activities together with an overarching responsibility for compliance and risk mitigation across all our environments. A biz ops focus is also on streamlining and standardizing traditional application specific support activities and centralizing points of interaction for both internal and external partners by communicating effectively with all key stakeholders. Ultimately, the role of biz ops is to align Product and Customer Focused priorities with Operational needs. We regularly review our run state not only from an internal perspective but also understanding and providing the feedback loop to our development partners on how we can improve the customer experience of our applications. It is not expected that any single candidate would have expertise across all these areas, but a Biz Ops Manager will spend a bit of time throughout their career with all of these aspects of the role: Site Reliability Engineering:
- Serve as the primary contact responsible for ensuring application scalability, performance, and resilience.
- Practice sustainable incident response and blameless post-mortems while taking a holistic approach to problem solving and optimizing time to recover.
- Automate data-driven alerts to proactively escalate issues. Work with development teams to establish SLOs and improve reliability. DevOps/Automation:
- Tackle complex development, automation, and business process problems. Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services-from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement.
- Support the application CI/CD pipeline for promoting software into higher environments through validation and operational gating, and lead Mastercard in DevOps automation and best practices.
- Increase automation and tooling to reduce toil and manual intervention ITSM Practices:
- Analyses ITSM activities of the platform and provide feedback loop to development teams on operational gaps or resiliency concerns All About You The ideal candidate will have experience in many of these areas:
- BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience.
- Coding and/ or scripting exposure.
- Appetite for change and pushing the boundaries of what can be done with automation. Be curious about new technology, infrastructure, and practices to scale our architecture and prepare for future growth.
- Experience with algorithms, data structures, scripting, pipeline management, and software design
- Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
- Interest in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
- Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities and to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.
- Ability to balance doing things right with fixing things quickly. Flexible and pragmatic, while working towards improving the long-term health of the system.
- Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure that expected system behavior is understood, and monitoring exists to detect anomalies. Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact reasonable_accommodation@mastercard.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.
In line with Mastercard's total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay Ranges
O'Fallon, Missouri: $94,000 - $157,000 USD
Associate Offensive Cyber Research Engineer
Research and development engineer job in Washington, DC
Twenty is seeking an innovative Associate Offensive Cyber Research Engineer for an in-office position in its Arlington, VA office with strong research skills, software development, and offensive cyber expertise to join our mission of defending democracies. In this role, you'll develop and automate sophisticated attack paths, leverage machine-speed data processing, and create tools that advance our cyber and electromagnetic capabilities. We're looking for someone who combines practical development skills with a deep understanding of adversarial techniques-ideally gained through government/military Digital Network Exploitation Analysis (DNEA), Exploitation Analyst (EA) operations, penetration testing/red teaming, or threat hunting in a Security Operations Center (SOC)-to help build the next generation of cyber technologies for the United States and its allies.
About the Company
At Twenty, we're taking on one of the most critical challenges of our time: defending democracies in the digital age. We develop revolutionary technologies that operate at the intersection of cyber and electromagnetic domains, where the speed and complexity of operations exceeds human cognition. Our team doesn't just solve problems - we deliver game-changing outcomes that directly improve national security. We're pragmatic optimists who understand that while our mission of defending America and its allies is challenging, we can succeed.
Role DetailsAttack Path Development & Implementation
Design and implement sophisticated attack paths that emulate real-world adversary behaviors and TTPs
Create modular, reusable components for common attack techniques and lateral movement methods
Develop custom tools and scripts to support attack path execution and validation
Data Analysis & Enrichment
Research and evaluate diverse data sources for enhancing attack path effectiveness
Implement data enrichment pipelines to augment existing datasets with threat intelligence
Automation & Tool Development
Automate common red team tools and techniques for scalable deployment
Develop custom extensions and modules for industry-standard red team frameworks
Create efficient workflows for repetitive security testing procedures
Data Engineering & Processing
Design and implement parsers for various data formats including logs, network traffic, and threat feeds
Create ETL pipelines for processing security-relevant data at scale
Develop standardized schemas for structured and unstructured security data
Build data validation and cleansing mechanisms
Implement efficient storage and retrieval systems for processed data
QualificationsTechnical Skills & Experience
4+ years of threat research and coding experience
Operational cyber security experience in one or more of the following domains:
Digital Network Exploitation Analysis (DNEA) within U.S. Government military or intelligence organizations
Exploitation Analyst (EA) operations conducting network exploitation and intelligence analysis
Penetration Testing/Red Teaming performing offensive security assessments and adversary emulation
Threat Hunting in a Security Operations Center (SOC) identifying and tracking sophisticated threats
Deep understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework with practical experience mapping and implementing common adversary TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures)
Proven experience operating industry-standard threat emulation platforms and command & control frameworks, including development of custom payloads and modules
Track record of integrating and analyzing threat intelligence data sources to enhance detection and response capabilities
Demonstrated proficiency in implementing and detecting advanced persistence mechanisms, defense evasion techniques, and counter-forensic methods
Strong containerization experience using Docker, including creating secure, production-ready containers and managing multi-container applications with Docker Compose
Advanced programming skills in Python and/or Golang, with emphasis on developing security tools and automation frameworks
Experience writing complex graph queries and traversals for analyzing relationships in large datasets, preferably with Neo4j or similar graph databases
Comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity principles including network security, application security, and secure coding practices
Practical experience in offensive cyber operations, including payload development, post-exploitation, and lateral movement techniques
Demonstrated expertise in red team methodologies, including campaign planning, OPSEC considerations, and adversary emulation based on real-world threats
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Security Requirements
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance
Distinguishing Qualifications
Previous experience in government cyber operations units or intelligence organizations conducting DNEA or EA operations
Experience with AI/ML integration in operational systems
Background in developing tools for cyber operators or security analysts
Experience with large-scale data processing and analysis
Certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, or government-recognized offensive security credentials
Experience with multi-domain intelligence analysis correlating cyber, SIGINT, and other intelligence sources
Background in malware analysis, reverse engineering, or exploit development
Additional Skills
Experience with Agile development methodologies
System architecture and design experience
Performance optimization and scalability experience
Open-source contributions or personal projects demonstrating relevant skills
Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native attack techniques
Knowledge of wireless security, IoT protocols, and electromagnetic spectrum operations
Familiarity with forensics tools and incident response procedures
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