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USAJOBS · 9 hours ago

Senior Cyber Offense Specialist

USAJOBS is seeking a Senior Cyber Offense Specialist at the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) to evaluate the cyber offense capabilities of AI models. The role involves integrating national security context into assessments, developing strategic roadmaps for evaluation, and bridging the gap between AI research and offensive cyber tradecraft.

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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

Offensive cyber tradecraftVulnerability analysisExploit developmentReverse engineeringMathematicsStatisticsTechnical documentationAnalytical thinkingEthical judgmentCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solvingLeadership skillsAdaptabilityAttention to detailCritical thinkingInterpersonal skillsTime managementProject management

Required

U.S. citizenship
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
Suitable for Federal employment
Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450
Designated and/or random drug testing required
Bachelor's degree in computer science
Bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science, with at least 15 of the 30 semester hours including 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)
One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level (ZP-IV at NIST)
Current TS/SCI clearance
Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met
An official copy of transcripts will be required before a final offer of employment
A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with course-by-course listing) is required with your application

Company

USAJOBS

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