Capabilities Development Specialist

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

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist to advance offensive and defensive capabilities for national security purposes. You will work with a team of CS and engineering professionals to deliver hardware and software tools for intelligence missions.

The role emphasizes strong programming in C/C++, reverse engineering, and hardware expertise across FPGA/PCB domains, with opportunities for growth from entry to expert levels.

Qualifications

• The degree must be in CS, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with core CS areas.
• Experience in hardware/software lifecycles, programming, vulnerability analysis, pentesting, forensics, or systems engineering.
• Multiple experience levels considered (Entry to Expert with relevant years).

Responsibilities

• Developing exploitation capabilities and analytics to enable foreign target network collection.
• Designing hardware components and systems to further signals intelligence missions.
• Analyzing sophisticated malware.

Skills

C/C++ development

Assembly

ARM

Software reverse engineering

Vulnerability analysis

Operating system internals

Mobile platform analysis

Algorithmic analysis

Prototyping

Kernel development

Device driver development

Malware analysis

Hardware reverse engineering

Hardware design/tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Ghidra/OllyDbg/gdb

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

FPGA

VHDL

Verilog

PCB design tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist to advance offensive and defensive capabilities for national security purposes. You will work with a team of CS and engineering professionals to deliver hardware and software tools for intelligence missions.

The role emphasizes strong programming in C/C++, reverse engineering, and hardware expertise across FPGA/PCB domains, with opportunities for growth from entry to expert levels.