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Cryptologic Instructor

Columbia, MD ยท On-site

$56K - $74K/yr

This position is pending contract award. Requirements: ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop and ... In lieu of the relevant bachelor's degree: four (4) additional years of applied, practical ...

Cryptologic Instructor

Columbia, MD ยท On-site

$56K - $74K/yr

This position is pending contract award. Requirements ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop and ... In lieu of the relevant bachelor's degree: four (4) additional years of applied, practical ...

Cryptologic Instructor

Columbia, MD ยท On-site

$21.25 - $27.50/hr

This position is pending contract award. Requirements ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop and ... In lieu of the relevant bachelor's degree: four (4) additional years of applied, practical ...

Data management and applied cryptography * Cloud security and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or ... as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range ...

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How much do contract applied cryptography jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for contract applied cryptography in the United States is $106,583.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $66,000.00 and $128,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Contract Applied Cryptography vs Contract Cybersecurity Specialist?

AspectContract Applied CryptographyContract Cybersecurity Specialist
Required CredentialsCryptography certifications, security clearancesCybersecurity certifications (CISSP, CEH)
Work EnvironmentResearch labs, security firms, government agenciesCorporate, government, or consulting firms
Employer & Industry UsageTech, defense, finance sectorsBroad industry sectors including finance, healthcare, tech
Search & Comparison IntentFocus on cryptographic protocols and encryptionFocus on overall security measures and threat mitigation

Contract Applied Cryptography specialists focus on designing and implementing cryptographic protocols and encryption methods, often working on highly technical security projects. Contract Cybersecurity Specialists have a broader role, addressing overall security strategies, threat detection, and mitigation across various systems. While both roles require security certifications and work in security-focused environments, their core responsibilities and expertise areas differ significantly.

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Cryptologic Computer Scientist 3 with Security Clearance

RealmOne

Baltimore, MD โ€ข On-site

Contractor

Posted 23 days ago


Job description

Are you VIGILANT about your career? RealmOne definitely is!
RealmOne was built on the principle that people matter first and foremost. We believe in providing a strong work/life balance by investing in our employees and encouraging professional and personal growth. We do this by offering exceptional benefits, flexible schedules, and the tools necessary to achieve success through paid training, mentoring, and the opportunity to work alongside top-notch industry professionals.
Join us on this journey as we execute this mission-critical contract providing high-end analytics and data science services within the REALM of cybersecurity.
Your effort and expertise are crucial to the success and execution of this impactful mission. This opportunity supports a team of Data Scientists, Cryptologic Computer Scientists, Cryptanalytic Computer Scientists, Cryptologic Cyber Planners, Intrusion Analysts, Protocol Analysts, Signals Analysts and Reverse Engineers, responsible for improving, protecting, and defending our Nation's Security.
Job Description: * We are searching for a Cryptologic Computer Scientist to design, develop, deliver, and operate solutions to hard cryptologic computer science problems within a scientific framework. You will create solutions derived from forensics and attack attribution, facilitate protection of critical networks and active systems, and conduct knowledge discovery of passive and active systems, or other cryptologic computer science mission support. The right candidate will apply requisite computer science skills (operating systems, compiler theory, databased theory, algorithm analysis, computer architecture, discrete math, programming language theory, and data structure) to each problem to provide state-of -the-art techniques, tools, and approaches. This particular position will be a hybrid computer scientist/cyber threat analyst, specifically using Python, Spark, and experience working with large scale data. You need to have a strong network and protocol analysis background, and familiarity with customer tools, dataflow, anomaly detection, intrusion analysis, and data processing is beneficial.The Level 3 Cryptologic Computer Scientist shall possess the following capabilities: * Design, develop, deliver, and operate solutions to hard cryptologic computer science problems within a scientific framework. * The solutions may arise in the forms of forensics and attack attribution, protection of critical networks, active systems warnings and indicators, active penetration into target systems, knowledge discovery of passive and active systems, or other cryptologic computer science mission support. * Requisite computer science skills (operating systems, compiler theory, database theory, algorithm analysis, computer architecture, discrete math, programming language theory, and data structures are applied to each problem to provide state of the art techniques, tools, and approaches). Qualifications: * Doctoral degree plus 4 years of relevant experience.
* Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
* Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of relevant experience.
* Associates degree with 10 years of relevant experience. * Degree must be in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field with at least one programming and at least 4 upper-level math classes (Calculus and above). * Relevant experience must be in a computer science area (i.e. theoretical or applied), simulation/model development, designing/developing/using/evaluating mathematic models, methods, and/or techniques (e.g. algorithm or development) computation science, algorithm analysis and design, reverse engineering, and/or designing/developing computer and information systems, including engineering hardware and/or software. * Strong Python and Spark skills.
* Strong Network and Protocol Analysis background.
* Familiarity with customer tools, dataflow, anomaly detection, intrusion analysis, and data processing is beneficial.Position requires active Security Clearance with appropriate Polygraph