Offensive Security Operations Engineer
The successful candidate will perform advanced security operations reverse engineering and software development for network-based devices. The candidate will work closely with analysts, operators, data scientists, and other engineers to provide mission support in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Derive, document, and analyze stakeholder requirements.
- Port, modify or augment existing toolsets.
- Provide rapid prototypes for early validation and user feedback to demonstrate an understanding of mission requirements.
- Produce production-ready tools that operate within mission constraints.
Required Skills
- Familiarity with Unix-based systems (e.g., BSD, Linux, UNIX).
- Experience with reverse engineering Linux-based network devices using Ghidra and/or IDA Pro.
- In-depth understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP) and analysis of network traffic (e.g., Wireshark).
- Able to produce and modify software systems in C/C++/Python/Assembly.
- Provide support for fielded software systems.
- Familiarity with Git, Subversion, and Atlassian Tools (Jira, Confluence).
Nice To Have
- Experience with reverse engineering various RTOS or MS Windows ™.
- Knowledge of RISC processors (MIPS, POWER, ARM).
- Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, Perl, C#, Rust, Go.
- Experience in developing offensive security operations specific software in Linux/Windows/Embedded applications.
- Vulnerability research and exploit development experience.
- Knowledge of end-to-end signals intelligence collection and analysis systems.
- Experience with production offensive security operations capabilities and operations.
Experience Required: 6 years with Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or 10 years without a degree
Location: Columbia, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required
Salary Range: $174,000 - $207,000
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