National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · 3 hours ago
Senior Cyber Offense Specialist
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking a Senior Cyber Offense Specialist to join their Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI). This role involves evaluating AI cyber capabilities and integrating national security context into assessments, while developing strategic roadmaps and translating complex results for senior leadership and stakeholders.
GovernmentLife ScienceNanotechnology
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Integrate national security context into CAISI's assessments of AI cyber capabilities, mapping offensive tradecraft-from vulnerability research to exploit development-to real-world adversarial tactics
Develop strategic roadmaps for evaluation, ensuring that AI assessment scenarios reflect high-priority cyber threats to national security interests and critical infrastructure
Translate complex evaluation results into mission-focused assessments and risk briefings for senior interagency leadership and national security stakeholders
Bridge the gap between emerging AI research and established offensive cyber tradecraft to ensure evaluations remain operationally relevant to the US Government
Strengthen the U.S. security posture by providing a high-quality technical evidence base that informs federal defensive and offensive cyber strategies
Coordinate with interagency partners to align assessments with federal cyber requirements and validate that frontier AI systems are measured against realistic cyber targets
Safeguard national interests by ensuring frontier AI models are rigorously evaluated against relevant cyber assets and national security benchmarks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science
Bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus
One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level (ZP-III at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience performing advanced technical tasks in offensive cyber tradecraft, such as vulnerability analysis, exploit development, or reverse engineering; identifying the functional utility of specific technical components within a cyber-attack lifecycle; and documenting technical findings through reports or briefings that explain the functional impact of cyber tools or vulnerabilities
One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level (ZP-IV at NIST). Specialized experience is defined as experience performing expert-level offensive cyber tradecraft, such as vulnerability research or exploit development; identifying the operational significance of technical capabilities and evaluating their systemic implications for national security; prioritizing emerging risks based on their potential impact on national-level mission sets; and translating low-level technical data into authoritative strategic assessments that communicate the 'so what' of cyber capabilities to senior leadership or national security stakeholders
Current TS/SCI clearance
Company
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
We are the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2023-01-17Grant
Leadership Team
George Jenkins, CPA, MBA, FAC-P/PM
Chief Financial Officer
Anita Vanek
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
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