Capabilities Development Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work hours

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems at Fort Meade, MD seeks Capabilities Development Specialists to build offensive and defensive cyber capabilities for national security. You will advance malware analysis, hardware design, and exploit development in a world-class team.

The role emphasizes rigorous engineering, security clearances, and collaboration across software and hardware domains to defend the nation.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with CS focus.
• Experience in vulnerability analysis, exploitation, or forensics is relevant.
• Military training such as JCAC counts toward experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target networks.
• Designing hardware components and systems for signals intelligence missions.
• Analyzing sophisticated malware and reverse engineering complex files.

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Mathematics

Master's degree in a related field

JCAC training or equivalent

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems at Fort Meade, MD seeks Capabilities Development Specialists to build offensive and defensive cyber capabilities for national security. You will advance malware analysis, hardware design, and exploit development in a world-class team.

The role emphasizes rigorous engineering, security clearances, and collaboration across software and hardware domains to defend the nation.