Capabilities Development Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

National Security Agency seeks Capabilities Development Specialists to build high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities. You will work with a team of CS and engineering experts to deliver advanced tools for national security and decision makers.

Requirements include strong C/C++/Assembly, kernel and device driver work, and hardware reverse engineering. The role involves complex analysis, system design, and deployment across secure environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering or related field with relevant experience in software/hardware life cycle

Responsibilities

• Develop offensive and defensive capabilities for national security; analyze sophisticated malware; design hardware/components for signals intelligence.

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Assembly

ARM

Kernel development

Device driver development

Reverse engineering

Embedded systems

Debugging tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Information Security related training

JCAC course or related military training

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Verilog/VHDL (FPGA)

Job description

National Security Agency seeks Capabilities Development Specialists to build high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities. You will work with a team of CS and engineering experts to deliver advanced tools for national security and decision makers.

Requirements include strong C/C++/Assembly, kernel and device driver work, and hardware reverse engineering. The role involves complex analysis, system design, and deployment across secure environments.