Capabilities Development Specialist

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

Job summary

NSA is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists to advance cutting-edge offensive and defensive capabilities for national security. The role spans software and hardware design, development, testing, and reverse engineering to defend the nation.

Candidates should have strong CS or CS/EE backgrounds with experience in software/hardware lifecycle, vulnerability analysis, and complex system development. Position based at Fort Meade, MD with full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with foundational CS coursework.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle, programming, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.
• Entry/Senior/Expert levels defined by education+experience (JCAC training counts as experience).

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Debugging tools

Vulnerability analysis

OS internals

Mobile development

Algorithms

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

GDB

FPGA

Verilog

VHDL

PCB design

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Job description

NSA is seeking Capabilities Development Specialists to advance cutting-edge offensive and defensive capabilities for national security. The role spans software and hardware design, development, testing, and reverse engineering to defend the nation.

Candidates should have strong CS or CS/EE backgrounds with experience in software/hardware lifecycle, vulnerability analysis, and complex system development. Position based at Fort Meade, MD with full-time schedule.