Capabilities Development Specialist: Advanced Cyber Hardware & Software

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist to join a premier, mission-critical team. You will work on high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities, applying advanced software and hardware expertise to defend national interests.

The role emphasizes research, development, testing, and reverse engineering across hardware and software domains, with opportunities to impact national security outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering or related field.
• Programs in algorithms, computer architecture, data structures and upper-level math.
• Experience in hardware or software lifecycle, programming, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

Malware reverse engineering

Hardware RE

FPGA

VHDL

Verilog

PCB

Java

Kernel development

CSIS | CEH | GREM | GPEN

DSP

SDR

Embedded systems development

Vulnerability analysis

exploitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering

Master's degree

Doctoral degree

Associate's degree + 5 years relevant experience

Tools

Ghidra

JTAG

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist to join a premier, mission-critical team. You will work on high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities, applying advanced software and hardware expertise to defend national interests.

The role emphasizes research, development, testing, and reverse engineering across hardware and software domains, with opportunities to impact national security outcomes.