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CGI · 1 week ago

Digital Forensics Engineer V TS/SCI with Poly REQUIRED

Bethesda, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$113K/yr - $276K/yr

8+ years exp

CGI is seeking a Hardware Exploitation Engineer to join their team at the National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center in Bethesda, MD. The role involves performing thorough examinations of digital media and conducting various analyses to understand hardware systems and identify exploitation opportunities.

AnalyticsApplication Performance ManagementBusiness IntelligenceConsultingCyber SecurityFinanceInformation TechnologyTechnical Support

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform technical hardware exploitation and thorough examination of a variety of digital storage devices

Conduct reverse engineering, failure analysis, vulnerability analysis, and other research techniques to understand complex hardware systems, assess the functionality of components, and identify exploitation opportunities

Alter hardware components to facilitate forensic analysis of the media or to adjust the functionality of the hardware to meet specific objectives

Perform inspection, imaging, decapsulation, deprocessing, and other activities related to hardware reverse engineering and exploitation in a state-of-the-art microelectronics exploitation laboratory

Develop and maintain frameworks, processes, design patterns, techniques, tools, and standards for conducting hardware exploitation of digital media

Serve as a subject matter expert for IC/DoW customers

Prepare clear and concise technical reports to a wide range of audiences

Qualification

Hardware exploitationReverse engineeringTechnical report writingProgramming languagesOperating systemsCommunication protocolsTroubleshooting skillsMicroprocessors/ArchitecturesDebugging techniquesSoldering skillsStatic analysis toolsIntegrated Development EnvironmentsDoD 8570 Compliance

Required

Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD

Bachelor's degree should be in one of these fields: Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or Software Engineering

Active TS/SCI with Poly Certification

Solid understanding of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, VHDL/Verilog, MATLAB, Assembly language, etc

Experience with Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Embedded Linux, RTOS, etc

Knowledge of communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, JTAG, UART, Wi-Fi, BT/BLE, TCP/IP, CAN) to interface with and extract data from electronic components

Advanced troubleshooting skills to effectively diagnose, isolate, and resolve complex failures in circuit boards: power integrity, thermal imaging, component-level analysis, etc

Proficiency in debugging techniques using tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other hardware debuggers

Working experience in Microprocessors/Architectures: ARM, MIPS, x86, PIC, RISC, PowerPC

Proficiency in soldering and desoldering components to access memory chips and other critical hardware for data extraction

Experience writing Technical Reports to create detailed documentation of findings

Preferred

Active IAT Level II certification

Familiarity with Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) for circuit design and simulation, such as MATLAB/Simulink, Altium Designer, KiCad, Proteus, and similar tools

Experience requiring skills in reverse engineering of embedded systems with proprietary operating systems for the purpose of introducing functionally to a fielded system

Experience with static analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra and Binary Ninja

DoD 8570 Compliance (IAT Level II cert)