Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert

Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert Location: Florida, Remote Tallahassee metro preferred, within 50 miles Candidates must reside in Florida Compensation: $120,000–$150,000 Employment Type: Full Time, W-2 Positions: 2 FTEs Start: Contingent upon contract award About Emerging Tech At Emerging Tech , we support government and public sector customers through technology, cybersecurity, and mission driven solutions. As a growing SDVOSB, 8(a), and HUBZone company, we provide our team with the opportunity to take ownership, work directly with clients and leadership, and contribute to meaningful government missions. We’re big enough to take on meaningful government work, but still small enough that your expertise and ideas have a direct impact. If you enjoy solving complex problems, working with talented teams, and having a real role in building something that’s growing, you’ll fit right in at Emerging Tech . Role Overview The Senior Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert will provide expert level technical execution and depth across cybersecurity assessment and testing activities. This role will develop and execute advanced testing procedures, conduct controlled adversary simulations across selected stages of the cyber kill chain, validate cybersecurity controls, independently evaluate agency remediation efforts, and determine and document the root cause of detection outcomes. One of the two positions will be designated as the Purple Team and Detection Lead, responsible for owning the technique catalog and detection gap methodology in partnership with the Technical Lead. Key Responsibilities Design and execute controlled adversary simulations mapped to MITRE ATT&CK across selected kill chain stages. Generate behavioral anomalies and validate whether client monitoring detects, correlates, analyzes, and escalates activity within defined thresholds. Conduct access control stress testing, including password spray against lockout policies, Kerberoasting, legacy authenticati