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Cyberspace Operations Specialist with Security Clearance

Strategic Resilience GroupNew Orleans, LA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 14, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to advance your career by directly contributing to critical national security missions, leveraging and expanding your expertise in offensive and defensive cyberspace operations. You'll thrive here if you possess a strong background in cyber planning, threat intelligence, and possess an active TS/SCI clearance, eager to make a significant impact. Apply today to join a dynamic team and shape the future of cyberspace defense.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
On Site
Location
New Orleans, LA, United States
Posted
19 hours ago

Job Description

Location: New Orleans, LA
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Onsite
Clearance: Active TS/SCI required
Compensation: $120,000 – $130,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications
Contract: 1-year base period + 1 option year Strategic Resilience Group (SRG) is seeking an experienced Cyberspace Operations Specialist to support U.S. Marine Corps Forces South (MARFORSOUTH) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The successful candidate will support the planning, integration, synchronization, execution, and assessment of cyberspace operations in support of operational and strategic objectives.

This position requires significant experience with Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO), cyber mission planning, targeting, exploitation, adversary tactics, and the integration of cyber capabilities into military operations. This is a full-time, onsite position supporting an awarded contract. Responsibilities - Plan, integrate, synchronize, and assess offensive and defensive cyberspace operations.

  • Support Full-Spectrum Offensive Cyberspace Operations planning and mission execution.
  • Develop cyberspace-related plans, orders, annexes, CONOPs, and operational products.
  • Support cyber targeting, target development, capability-to-target pairing, and mission planning.
  • Identify adversary vulnerabilities, access opportunities, exploitable gaps, and operational risks.
  • Support network exploitation, access development, and offensive cyber mission activities.
  • Analyze adversary cyber capabilities, infrastructure, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • Integrate cyberspace capabilities and effects into operational and strategic plans.
  • Coordinate with Cyber Mission Force elements, Combatant Commands, Service Cyber Components, and other DoD organizations.
  • Assess potential operational effects, collateral impacts, vulnerabilities, and mission risks.
  • Provide cyberspace operations expertise during operational planning teams, working groups, exercises, and planning conferences.
  • Prepare briefings, assessments, recommendations, and decision-support products for senior military leadership. Required Qualifications - Minimum 5 years of professional cyberspace operations experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of direct Full-Spectrum Offensive Cyberspace Operations experience.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting OCO planning and/or execution at the operational or strategic level.
  • Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Digital Network Exploitation - Exploitation Analysis - Interactive Network Operations - Initial Access / Access Development - Cyber Targeting - Target Development - Offensive Cyber Mission Planning - Cyber Mission Force operations
  • Knowledge of adversary cyber TTPs, vulnerabilities, exploitation methodologies, and cyber effects.
  • Experience developing operational plans, orders, CONOPs, or cyber-related planning products.
  • Ability to work effectively within joint, interagency, and Combatant Command environments.
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence Polygraph.
  • U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications - Current CI Polygraph.

  • Previous experience supporting USCYBERCOM, CNMF, JFHQ-C, MARFORCYBER, ARCYBER, AFCYBER, FLTCYBERCOM, or another Cyber Mission Force organization.
  • Experience as a Digital Network Exploitation Analyst, Exploitation Analyst, Cyber Operations Planner, Cyber Mission Commander, Initial Access Operator, or similar OCO-related role.
  • Experience with offensive security or exploitation tools and frameworks such as Cobalt Strike, Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, or comparable platforms.
  • Security+, CySA+, GIAC, JCAC, Joint Cyber Operations Planning Course, or comparable cyber certifications/training.
  • Previous Combatant Command or Marine Corps operational planning experience. Compensation
Expected salary range: $120,000 – $130,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, direct Offensive Cyberspace Operations experience, education, certifications, clearance/polygraph status, and overall alignment with contract requirements. Work Location
This position requires full-time onsite support in New Orleans, Louisiana. Candidates must currently reside in the area or be willing to relocate.

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