Capabilities Development Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NSA is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists (CDS) to advance cutting-edge hardware and software tools defending national security. You will contribute across the lifecycle from development to testing, focusing on offensive and defensive capabilities for senior adversaries.

Strong expertise in software/hardware design, development, testing, or reverse engineering is required. Fort Meade, MD-based, full-time roles with DCIPS program considerations and competitive NSA benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with foundational CS coursework.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle, programming, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, forensics, or systems engineering.
• Completion of military training such as JCAC will count towards experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Software reverse engineering

Prototyping

Algorithmic analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

VHDL

Verilog

PCB

Job description

NSA is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists (CDS) to advance cutting-edge hardware and software tools defending national security. You will contribute across the lifecycle from development to testing, focusing on offensive and defensive capabilities for senior adversaries.

Strong expertise in software/hardware design, development, testing, or reverse engineering is required. Fort Meade, MD-based, full-time roles with DCIPS program considerations and competitive NSA benefits.