Capabilities Development Engineer (Software & Hardware)

National Security Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

National Security Agency seeks engineers and developers for capabilities development across software and hardware domains. Responsibilities include building high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities and reverse engineering complex systems to support national security missions.

Qualifications include CS/engineering degrees, experience in kernel and embedded systems, and proficiency with tools like Ghidra and Verilog.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle, programming, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.
• Military JCAC training counts toward experience requirements.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C/C++

Java

Kernel development

Embedded systems

Malware analysis

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Military training (JCAC)

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

Verilog

FPGA

Job description

National Security Agency seeks engineers and developers for capabilities development across software and hardware domains. Responsibilities include building high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities and reverse engineering complex systems to support national security missions.

Qualifications include CS/engineering degrees, experience in kernel and embedded systems, and proficiency with tools like Ghidra and Verilog.