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Trusted Concepts, Inc. · 1 month ago

Lead Cybersecurity Researcher

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$164K/yr - $247K/yr

Trusted Concepts, Inc. is a company focused on innovative products for complex challenges. They are seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Researcher to join their Embedded Sector in Arlington, Virginia, where the role involves Vulnerability Research on embedded systems, developing tools, and providing technical leadership.

GamingInformation TechnologySoftwareVideo Games

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Take on complex technical problems for which there is often no known answer

Develop tools and techniques to assist/automate tasks that traditionally require significant manual reverse engineering effort to include Binary patching, Vulnerability research, and Binary fingerprinting

Perform in depth reverse engineering on complex linux based applications

Follow-on development to productize results/PoCs or handoff to developer for productization

Provide technical leadership and direction on multiple ongoing projects, and interface directly with clients/key stakeholders to present findings and gather design constraints

Qualification

Vulnerability researchReverse engineeringC/C++ programmingPython scriptingFirmware analysisBinary analysis toolsTeam leadershipClient-facing experienceFile system forensicsWireless protocols

Required

Bachelor's (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Experience developing, debugging, and scripting in C/C++ and Python within Linux command-line environments, with a strong emphasis on low-level programming, memory management, and system interaction for reverse engineering and vulnerability research

Experience with reverse engineering and vulnerability research, using tools such as IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra

Expertise in one or more of the following: Firmware analysis (ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, RTOS), Firmware rehosting using emulation tools such as QEMU, Fuzzing and exploit development, Binary obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques, Wireless protocols and radio signal analysis, File system forensics and fault injection frameworks

Experience leading a team of engineers and researchers

Active Top Secret clearance with eligibility/willingness to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance. Prefer active TS/SCI with Poly