Capabilities Development Engineer

CNSS • National Security Systems; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NSA is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists (CDS) with strong CS or engineering backgrounds to develop high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities for national security missions. You will work across software and hardware domains, tackling complex research challenges and contributing to cutting-edge solutions used to defend the nation.

Entry paths include degrees with relevant experience or extensive coursework in foundational CS areas, with opportunities to advance based on

Qualifications

• Degree concentration in CS areas: algorithms; computer architecture; programming languages; data structures; logic and computation; upper-level math.
• Experience in lifecycle engineering: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance.
• Military training like JCAC counts towards experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing exploitation capabilities and analytics for target networks.
• Designing hardware components and systems for signals intelligence missions.
• Analyzing sophisticated malware.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

Software development

Kernel development

Device drivers

Malware analysis

Vulnerability analysis

Penetration testing

Systems engineering

Hardware design

Reverse engineering

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Math/Engineering

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

Verilog

VHDL

PCB design

Job description

NSA is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists (CDS) with strong CS or engineering backgrounds to develop high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities for national security missions. You will work across software and hardware domains, tackling complex research challenges and contributing to cutting-edge solutions used to defend the nation.

Entry paths include degrees with relevant experience or extensive coursework in foundational CS areas, with opportunities to advance based on