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Cornerstone Defense · 1 day ago

Cyber Software Engineer

USA

Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$170K/yr - $190K/yr

3+ years exp

Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. They are seeking a Cyber Software Engineer to perform software engineering and vulnerability research focusing on Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations activities, while also engaging in full cycle system engineering and software development tasks.

ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyNetwork Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform Software Engineering and vulnerability research with a focus on OCO (Offensive Cyber Operations) and DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) activities

Work with customers directly performing full cycle system engineering, gathering requirements and source code, to technical documentation and specifications

Performing long-term, in-depth vulnerability assessments using reverse engineering, kernel debugging, and exploitation technologies

Engineers are encouraged to be creative and exhaust every technical avenue to uncover weaknesses of the system and exploit them

Perform software development tasks and assist in the design and architecture of software applications individually or as a team member

Develop production quality software based on pre-defined software requirements and designs

Review, analyze, and modify programming systems to include coding, testing, debugging, installing, and documenting to support organizations software applications

Implement software development process improvement activities in accordance with organizational procedures

Develop unit and integration tests and test plans for software applications and prepares software test reports

Write documentation for software and software interfaces

Qualification

C/C++ Software developmentSoftware Reverse EngineeringKernel debuggingMalware analysisPythonVulnerability assessmentsTechnical documentationTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

High School and Seven [7] years experience in software development technologies and methodologies

Or BS in STEM field (Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math or Information Systems) and Three (3) year of experience in software development technologies and methodologies

C/C++ Software development skills

Experience in x86/x64 assembly, software reverse engineering, kernel debugging, and protocol stacks

Experience developing computer exploits