Capabilities Development Engineer (Offensive/Defensive)

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

Job summary

NSA invites applications for a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) at the Fort Meade Complex in Maryland. The role focuses on developing offensive and defensive capabilities, including malware analysis and hardware design, to support national security objectives.

Strong programming and reverse engineering skills are essential. Qualifications include a CS/engineering degree with multiple years of relevant experience and familiarity with tools like Ghidra, JTAG, and FPGA/Verilog.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering or related field with relevant experience.
• Experience in software/hardware lifecycle, vulnerability analysis, or reverse engineering.
• Military training such as JCAC may count toward experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target networks.
• Design hardware components to support signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and reverse engineer complex files.

Skills

C/C++/Assembly

Malware Reverse Engineering

Hardware RE/Testing

Kernel development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Verilog/VHDL

Job description

NSA invites applications for a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) at the Fort Meade Complex in Maryland. The role focuses on developing offensive and defensive capabilities, including malware analysis and hardware design, to support national security objectives.

Strong programming and reverse engineering skills are essential. Qualifications include a CS/engineering degree with multiple years of relevant experience and familiarity with tools like Ghidra, JTAG, and FPGA/Verilog.