Capabilities Development Engineer

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

Job summary

NSA needs Capabilities Development Specialists to join our world-class team at Fort Meade, MD. You will help build offensive and defensive capabilities and deliver critical information to national decision makers through advanced computer science and engineering work.

We seek experts in C, C++ and assembly, plus experience with kernel development, malware analysis, hardware design, and exploit development. This role values innovation and high-impact missions.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Math, Engineering or related field with foundational CS coursework.
• Experience in hardware/software lifecycle, vulnerability analysis or systems engineering.
• Military training such as JCAC may count towards experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target networks.
• Design hardware components and systems to support signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and reverse engineer complex files.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

ARM

Software RE

OS internals

Mobile development

Algorithm analysis

Prototyping

Kernel development

Java

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's or Doctorate preferred

JCAC training considered

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

GDB

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Verilog

VHDL

PCB design

Job description

NSA needs Capabilities Development Specialists to join our world-class team at Fort Meade, MD. You will help build offensive and defensive capabilities and deliver critical information to national decision makers through advanced computer science and engineering work.

We seek experts in C, C++ and assembly, plus experience with kernel development, malware analysis, hardware design, and exploit development. This role values innovation and high-impact missions.