Capabilities Dev Specialist: Cutting-Edge Defense Tech

CNSS • National Security Systems; Trade (TN); On-site; USD 105,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

National Security Agency at Fort Meade, MD seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist with strong software or hardware design, development, testing or reverse engineering capabilities. The role involves developing high-priority capabilities for national security and requiring transcripts prior to applying.

The candidate should have a CS/engineering concentration and relevant experience in software/hardware lifecycle, vulnerability analysis, and cyber operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Developing exploitation capabilities and analytics to enable foreign target network collection.
• Designing hardware components and systems to further signals intelligence missions.
• Analyzing sophisticated malware.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

ARM

RE tools

Vulnerability analysis

OS internals

Mobile development

Algorithms

Prototyping

Education

CS/Mathematics/Engineering degree

JCAC training (military)

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Job description

National Security Agency at Fort Meade, MD seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist with strong software or hardware design, development, testing or reverse engineering capabilities. The role involves developing high-priority capabilities for national security and requiring transcripts prior to applying.

The candidate should have a CS/engineering concentration and relevant experience in software/hardware lifecycle, vulnerability analysis, and cyber operations.