Capabilities Development Specialist — Advanced SecTech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

DCIPS trial period

Job summary

NSA is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) in the Fort Meade, MD area to advance offensive and defensive capabilities for national security. You will join the world's leading team of computer science and engineering professionals.

The role involves software and hardware design, reverse engineering, and analysis of sophisticated malware, with opportunities to contribute across the full development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Engineering or related field with foundational CS coursework.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle activities and security analysis.
• Military training such as JCAC counts toward experience where applicable.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Reverse engineering

Debugging

Kernel development

Device drivers

Vulnerability analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Job description

NSA is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) in the Fort Meade, MD area to advance offensive and defensive capabilities for national security. You will join the world's leading team of computer science and engineering professionals.

The role involves software and hardware design, reverse engineering, and analysis of sophisticated malware, with opportunities to contribute across the full development lifecycle.