Protocol Analyst (2026-0183)
About the role
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.
The Protocol Analyst possess the following capabilities:
Qualifications:
Pay Range: $160,000 - $200,000
- We are actively recruiting a Protocol Analyst with TS/SCI w/ Poly to support our Defense and Homeland Security Division in Annapolis Junction, MD. We are looking for a Protocol Analyst to work directly with signals analysis, preferably related to communications signals (e.g., bitstream analysis, waveform analysis, protocol analysis), network troubleshooting, network traffic characterization, and/or network security analysis.
The Protocol Analyst possess the following capabilities:
- Relevant experience must be in a signals analysis, waveform analysis, network troubleshooting, network traffic characterizations, and/or network security analysis.
Qualifications:
- Doctoral Degree with 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.
- HS diploma or GED with 12 years of experience will be considered for those who have completed one of the following military training courses: 451 (Intermediate Signals Analysis) or 452 (Advanced Signals Analysis) or who have participated in or graduated from the Military COMINT Signals Analysis Program (MCSAP).
- Bachelor’s Degree must be in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, a Physical Science, or related technical field.
Pay Range: $160,000 - $200,000