Capabilities Development Engineer — Offensive/Defensive Tech

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

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) to join the NSA-esque team developing high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities. You will advance expertise to deliver critical information to national decision makers as part of a top-tier computer science and engineering group.

You will work on hardware and software tools for signals intelligence, analyze complex malware, and contribute across the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle (requirements to maintenance).
• Military training like JCAC counts toward experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target networks.
• Design hardware components for signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Software debugging

Software vulnerability analysis

Penetration testing

Reverse engineering

OS internals

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/Math

Master's in CS/Engineering

JCAC training

Associate's degree with related experience

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

VHDL

Verilog

PCB design

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) to join the NSA-esque team developing high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities. You will advance expertise to deliver critical information to national decision makers as part of a top-tier computer science and engineering group.

You will work on hardware and software tools for signals intelligence, analyze complex malware, and contribute across the development lifecycle.