MIT Lincoln Laboratory · 1 week ago
Cyber Systems Exploitation Researcher
Lexington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$116K/yr - $182K/yr
3+ years expMIT Lincoln Laboratory is a leader in cyber security research, and they are seeking a Cyber Systems Exploitation Researcher to contribute to the development of cyber security tools and techniques. The role involves reverse engineering and exploiting software and hardware systems critical to U.S. government operations and defense.
BiotechnologyInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contributing to the development of cyber security tools and techniques
Reverse engineering and exploiting software and hardware systems important to U.S. government operations
Research in cyber tool prototyping and technical analysis of offensive or defensive cyber tools and systems
Automated vulnerability discovery
Reverse engineering
Software protection mechanisms
Static analysis
Dynamic instrumentation
Communicate research to non-domain experts through writing, public presentations, and hands-on training sessions
Qualification
Required
MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline or BS and 3+ years of directly related experience
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain a Secret level DoD security clearance
Must be eligible and willing to apply for a Top Secret SCI level DoD security clearance and be able to maintain this clearance level once obtained
Preferred
Version Control Systems (Git)
Dissassemblers/Decompilers (Ghidra, IDAPro)
Debuggers (WinDbg, GDB)
Programming Languages (C/C++, Python)
Infrastructure/Container Provisioning/Orchestration Systems (Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker)
Network Protocol Analysis (Wireshark, Tcpdump)
Emulator/Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, QEMU)
Operating System Internals
Reverse Engineering of Embedded Systems Firmware, Malicious Code, Mobile Applications, and More
Vulnerability Assessment
Statistics and Metrics
SAT/SMT Solvers
Symbolic Execution
Data-flow Analysis for Compiled Binaries
Binary Intermediate Representations
Binary Translation
Compiler Construction
Anti-debugging/Anti-instrumentation Techniques
Network and Host Security Products
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
MIT-funded pension
Matching 401K
Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
Mentorship programs
A range of work-life balance options
... and much more!
Company
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center chartered to apply advanced technology to problems of national security.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
2023-12-20Grant· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Israel Soibelman
Chief Strategy Officer
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