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Exploitation Analyst

CTC Group
Aurora, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 9/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/1/2026

Summary

CTC Group is seeking Exploitation Analysts (EA), levels 1-4, apply a deep understanding of adversary networks, network defenses, and cyber network operational capabilities to develop exploitation plans and make operational adjustments as plans are executed.

Responsibilities

  • Be part of a team, working together with government, military, and contractor personnel to develop shared understandings of intelligence needs, mission relevance, and areas of expertise
  • Apply your innate curiosity and analytical talent to form hypotheses, critically assess and choose analysis techniques, then query, merge, enrich, evaluate, and pivot within data to attain and share insights
  • Distill, document, contextualize and share your findings--including any new tradecraft that you develop--with teammates, stakeholders, and intelligence consumers

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
  • Degree in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (e.g., General Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Forensics, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Assurance, or Computer Security).
  • 18 semester hours of military training/ coursework in networking, computer science, or cyber topics is equivalent to an Associate's degree (applicable to Level 1 - Level 4).
  • Relevant experience must be in computer or information systems design/development/analysis.  In addition, it may also include engineering hardware and/or software, programming, computer/network security, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, and/or network and systems administration.  Completion of military training in a relevant area such as JCAC (Joint Cyber Analysis Course) will be considered towards the relevant experience requirement (i.e., 24-week JCAC course will count as 6 months of experience).
  • In some cases, foreign language proficiency may also be used to satisfy experience requirements; recent Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scores are required to substantiate your proficiency level.

Level 1 Requirements

Associate's degree plus 4 years of relevant experience.
OR
Bachelor's degree or 2 years of relevant experience.

Level 2 Requirements

Associate's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience.
OR
Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience.
OR
Master's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience.
OR
Doctorate degree plus 2 years of relevant experience.

Level 3 Requirements

Associate's degree plus 10 years of relevant experience.
OR
Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience.
OR
Master's degree plus 6 years of relevant experience.
OR
Doctorate degree plus 4 years of relevant experience.

Level 4 Requirements

Associate's degree plus 13 years of relevant experience.
OR
Bachelor's degree plus 11 years of relevant experience.
OR
Master's degree plus 9 years of relevant experience.
OR
Doctorate degree plus 7 years of relevant experience.

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Why CTC Group?

We recognize that successful partnerships are based on open and direct communication, mutual respect, and the ability to adapt to evolving capabilities. Our cleared employees bring decades of experience supporting customers in the Intelligence and Defense communities. We specialize in providing engineering, technical, operational support, and training services to Federal government, and Mission Operations.

CTC Group provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, Health/Dental/Vision, 401k, PTO and holiday pay, disability and life insurance.

CTC Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, physical disability, genetic information, mental disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner status, gender (including sex stereotyping), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related) or sexual orientation in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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