Capabilities Development Engineer (CDS) – Flexible Schedule

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

Job summary

The National Security Agency (NSA) seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) with strong software and hardware reverse engineering capabilities to join our elite team. You will work on cutting-edge offensive and defensive capabilities and translate complex findings into actionable intelligence for national decision makers.

We value expertise in C, C++, assembly, ARM, FPGA, and malware analysis, plus hands-on hardware experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum in CS/Engineering with 3 years relevant experience or higher as described.
• Experience in programming and vulnerability analysis, penetration testing.
• Military training such as JCAC counts toward experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

ARM

Software development

Malware reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering

Master's degree in CS or Engineering

Doctoral degree in CS or Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

VHDL

Verilog

Job description

The National Security Agency (NSA) seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) with strong software and hardware reverse engineering capabilities to join our elite team. You will work on cutting-edge offensive and defensive capabilities and translate complex findings into actionable intelligence for national decision makers.

We value expertise in C, C++, assembly, ARM, FPGA, and malware analysis, plus hands-on hardware experience.