AI Augmented Network Operator

BOOST LLC is a dynamic management consulting firm that offers an array of government-compliant back-office solutions to support our teaming partners within the GovCon space. Our consultants are experts in the areas of Accounting, Contracts, Human Resources, Recruiting & Sourcing, and Strategic Pricing and our passion is to guide and propel our partners towards success within this competitive sector.

BOOST is partnering with a cleared small business that provides mission-critical, AI-driven cyber defense and reverse engineering solutions for U.S. Government clients to hire a n AI Augmented Network Operator . Th is opportunity is 100% onsite located in the Northern Virginia area.

Position Summary:

As an AI Augmented Network Operator , you will serve as the senior technical authority overseeing sensor telemetry validation, coverage measurement, and the development of hunt-effectiveness standards across multiple secure enclaves. Your analyses will quantify detection health, identify critical visibility gaps, and guide strategic sensor tuning to enable rapid threat discovery. With a mission-first, people-always mindset and zero tolerance for mission failure, you will drive high-assurance capabilities that deliver decisive situational awareness for national security.

Responsibilities:

• Design and define mission-aligned key performance indicators (KPIs) to quantify sensor health, asset visibility, data latency, and detection efficacy.
  
• Build automated dashboards and reporting pipelines using tools like ELK or Splunk to visualize coverage metrics for technical and executive leadership.
  
• Conduct rigorous gap analyses of packet-capture, flow, and endpoint telemetry to identify detection blind spots and recommend collection or tuning improvements.
  
• Develop and maintain detection logic, including Sigma and YARA signatures, to address novel adversary behaviors and advanced tradecraft.
  
• Collaborate with hunt teams and incident-response personnel to validate alerts, enrich investigations, and optimize mission-aligned detection coverage.
  
• Interface with AI/ML engineers to integrate model-driven detections and telemetry signals into sensor health and performance metrics.
  
• Document methodologies, sustain high-quality playbooks, and mentor analysts on best practices for measuring and improving hunt effectiveness.
  
• Provide mission-focused recommendations to leadership to protect critical networks and maintain operational readiness.
  

Required Qualifications:

• Eight plus (8+) years performing advanced network analysis, cyber-hunt, or network defense operations in classified, highly regulated, or mission-critical environments.
  
• Expertise with Zeek, Suricata/Snort, packet capture/flow analytics, and SIEM platforms (Elastic, Splunk).
  
• Demonstrated experience building visualization dashboards and automating security telemetry data pipelines.
  
• Strong scripting proficiency in Python or Go to develop tools, automate analysis, and support mission detection standards.
  
• Excellent communication skills to present complex technical findings clearly to engineering teams and senior executives.
  
• Proven commitment to mission-first, people-always values with zero tolerance for mission failure.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
  
• Experience instrumenting and defending cloud and hybrid network architectures.
  
• Background integrating machine-learning-based detection techniques with traditional NIDS analytics.
  
• Certifications such as GCIA, GNFA, or equivalent.
  
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) for secure sensor deployment and automation.
  

Clearance Requirement:

• Active TS/SCI with Poly
  

Salary Range:

• $235K-$245K (Salary commensurate with experience)
  

BOOST is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.