Capabilities Development Engineer

CNSS • National Security Systems; Fox Farm-College (WY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NSA seeks Capabilities Development Specialists (CDS) to join the world-class team at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD.

You will apply cutting-edge computer science and engineering to develop offensive and defensive capabilities, supporting national decision makers. Qualifications include CS/Engineering degree with years of experience in hardware or software design, reverse engineering, and proficiency with C/C++, assembly; security certifications are valued; DCIPS training and the mission to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant experience in hardware or software lifecycle such as design, development, testing, or security.
• Entry/Senior/Expert levels defined with years of experience; JCAC training counts toward experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target networks.
• Design hardware components and systems for signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Reverse engineering

Hardware RE

FPGA

Verilog

Device drivers

Ghidra

gdb

JTAG

PCB

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Doctoral degree

Tools

CISSP

CEH

GREM

GPEN

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

PCB design

Job description

NSA seeks Capabilities Development Specialists (CDS) to join the world-class team at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD.

You will apply cutting-edge computer science and engineering to develop offensive and defensive capabilities, supporting national decision makers. Qualifications include CS/Engineering degree with years of experience in hardware or software design, reverse engineering, and proficiency with C/C++, assembly; security certifications are valued; DCIPS training and the mission to