Rogue Talent ยท 3 weeks ago
Lead Reverse Engineer (Cleared)
Rogue Talent is hiring a Staff Security Researcher to contribute to reverse engineering and vulnerability/exploit discovery efforts for a prestigious cyber R&D institution. The ideal candidate will lead the development of cybersecurity tools and techniques, reverse engineer software and embedded systems, and conduct analysis of cyber tools and systems.
Responsibilities
Lead the development of cybersecurity tools & techniques
Reverse engineer and exploit software & embedded systems
Conduct analysis of offensive and/or defensive cyber tools & systems
Perform manual binary analysis & automated vulnerability discovery
Analyze software protection mechanisms
Engage in static analysis & dynamic instrumentation
Communicate research findings to non-technical experts, gov't sponsors
Qualification
Required
Active clearance
Deep cybersecurity expertise (software & firmware) in the DoD and/or intelligence space
Pass a pre-employment background check
Able to obtain at least a secret-level DoD security clearance
Eligible & willing to pursue a Top Secret SCI-level DoD security clearance
Able to maintain Top Secret SCI-level DoD security clearance once obtained (FSP highly advantageous)
Preferred
Masters or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline
7+ years of formal relevant experience
Dissassemblers/Decompilers (Ghidra, IDAPro)
Debuggers (WinDbg, GDB)
Programming Languages (C/C++, Python)
Infrastructure Systems (Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker)
Network Protocol Analysis (Wireshark, Tcpdump)
Emulator/Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, QEMU)
OS Internals
Reverse Engineering of Embedded Systems, Firmware, Malware, Mobile Apps, etc
Vulnerability Analysis ; Statistics and Metrics
SAT/SMT Solvers, Symbolic Execution
Data Flow Analysis for Compiled Binaries
Binary Intermediate Representations & Translation
Compiler Construction
Anti-Debugging/Anti-Instrumentation Techniques
Benefits
Fully-funded pension + matching 401K
Comprehensive health, dental, vision plans
Generous PTO (vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
Tuition reimbursement & continuing education programs
Cybersecurity conference allowance, mentorship programs
Top-level work-life balance culture, with retention track record to back it
Company
Rogue Talent
Rogue Talent was born from an industry largely in need of reinvention, bringing the human factor of recruiting back to the forefront to provide small-scale, quality-first talent acquisition committed to an experience that's both sincere and positive, rather than transactional.