Capabilities Development Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

DCIPS trial period

Job summary

NSA seeks Capabilities Development Specialists to push the boundaries of computer science and engineering for national security. You will contribute to offensive and defensive capabilities and work on advanced hardware and software tools for intelligence gathering.

The role emphasizes deep work in software and hardware design, reverse engineering, and complex analysis, with a structured pay scale and a strong commitment to security and mission success at NSA.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Engineering or related field with relevant experience in software/hardware lifecycle.
• Experience in programming, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, or forensics.
• Military training (e.g., JCAC) may count toward experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Kernel development

Device drivers

Vulnerability analysis

Reverse engineering

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Doctoral degree (related field)

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

Job description

NSA seeks Capabilities Development Specialists to push the boundaries of computer science and engineering for national security. You will contribute to offensive and defensive capabilities and work on advanced hardware and software tools for intelligence gathering.

The role emphasizes deep work in software and hardware design, reverse engineering, and complex analysis, with a structured pay scale and a strong commitment to security and mission success at NSA.