Capabilities Development Engineer (Cyber Defense)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

National Security Agency (NSA) seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) in the Fort Meade area to join a world-class team of computer science and engineering professionals. You will develop offensive and defensive capabilities, analyze malware, and contribute to cutting-edge research in hardware and software tools for national security.

Candidates should hold a CS/Engineering degree with CS-focused coursework, and have relevant experience in security, software/hardware development, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field.
• Concentration in CS areas: algorithms, computer architecture, data structures, programming languages.
• Relevant experience in engineering hardware/software lifecycle or security analyses.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target network collection.
• Design hardware components and systems to support signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and reverse engineering tasks.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Software RE

Debugging tools

Kernel development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Job description

National Security Agency (NSA) seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) in the Fort Meade area to join a world-class team of computer science and engineering professionals. You will develop offensive and defensive capabilities, analyze malware, and contribute to cutting-edge research in hardware and software tools for national security.

Candidates should hold a CS/Engineering degree with CS-focused coursework, and have relevant experience in security, software/hardware development, and