Capabilities Development Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work hours

Full-time position

Job summary

NSA is seeking CDS professionals to create offensive and defensive capabilities, involving software and hardware development, testing, and reverse engineering. The role focuses on high-priority networks and national security objectives, with transcripts required from all schools prior to applying.

Responsibilities include developing capabilities for foreign network collection, hardware design for signals intelligence, and advanced malware analysis, within a team of computer science and

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Math/Engineering with foundational CS coursework.
• Experience in engineering hardware or software lifecycle and related domains.
• Military training like JCAC counts toward experience; multiple entry levels described.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for intelligence gathering.
• Design hardware components and systems for SIGINT missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and conduct reverse engineering.

Skills

C, C++, Assembly

Kernel development

Reverse engineering

Malware analysis

Hardware design

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Job description

NSA is seeking CDS professionals to create offensive and defensive capabilities, involving software and hardware development, testing, and reverse engineering. The role focuses on high-priority networks and national security objectives, with transcripts required from all schools prior to applying.

Responsibilities include developing capabilities for foreign network collection, hardware design for signals intelligence, and advanced malware analysis, within a team of computer science and