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Legion X · 6 days ago

UAS Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Legion X is a cyber vulnerability research services company headquartered in Reston, VA that focuses on solving national security challenges. They are seeking a UAS Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to manage a small technical team and contribute to UAS assessment and consulting, while also engaging in various cybersecurity tasks related to unmanned aircraft systems.

Computer & Network Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Brian McCord

Responsibilities

Component chip identification and datasheet analysis

Interactive programming and debugging through physical interfaces (e.g. JTAG)

Firmware/software reverse engineering in common processor and microcontroller architectures for UAS (e.g. ARM [Cortex-M RISC], x86/64, etc.)

Manual vulnerability analysis and penetration testing

Cyber Threat Emulation

Automated vulnerability scanning and fuzzing

Digital test harness development and testing automation

Firmware emulation

Source code security review in common embedded languages (e.g. C/C++ and Python)

Operating System evaluation (e.g. Windows, Linux, RTOS, etc.)

Identification of undocumented data storage and logging

Evaluation of encryption mechanisms

RF protocol surveys and code flow identification (e.g. WiFi)

Traffic captures in common professional tools like Wireshark

Evaluation of certificate-based signing and encryption mechanisms

Forensic data recovery

Report writing

Qualification

Cyber vulnerability researchFirmware reverse engineeringPenetration testingReport writingProtocol analysisCNO experienceRF spectrum analysisTraffic capturesHands-on hardware experienceFirmware programmingSelf-motivationCommunication skillsProject management

Required

US Citizen with TOP SECRET clearance eligibility

Experience and skillset aligned with the role (cyber vulnerability research skills; protocol analysis skills; communication skills; report writing skills; self-motivation and drive; clear interest in the work)

We do not have Certification or Degree requirements for this position -- your skill alone sets you apart

Willingness to do at least one oral technical interview (1 hour long) and one cultural fit interview (1 hour long) over a virtual conferencing solution (like Zoom) in the period of 9am - 6pm Eastern. We can possibly accommodate other times if you ask

Preferred

Previous UAS or autonomous systems experience

RF spectrum and protocol analysis, such as working with commercial SDRs to perform complete spectrum analysis, waveform capture, and data demodulation across a variety of protocols (including tools like GNURadio)

CNO experience

Hands-on hardware experience

Firmware programming experience