Capabilities Development Specialist: Cyber & Hardware

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

Job summary

NSA at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD seeks Capabilities Development Specialists with CS or computer/electrical engineering backgrounds for advanced hardware and software tool development defending the nation.

Transcripts are requested; unofficial transcripts are acceptable at this stage. Responsibilities include developing exploitation capabilities, designing hardware components for signals intelligence missions, and analyzing sophisticated malware.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field.
• Concentration in CS areas such as algorithms, data structures, programming languages.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities for foreign target networks.
• Design hardware components and systems for signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and reverse engineer complex files.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

Reverse engineering

Hardware design

Embedded systems

Malware analysis

Kernel development

Ghidra

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Math/Engineering

Master's in CS/Engineering

Doctoral degree

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

GDB

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

Job description

NSA at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD seeks Capabilities Development Specialists with CS or computer/electrical engineering backgrounds for advanced hardware and software tool development defending the nation.

Transcripts are requested; unofficial transcripts are acceptable at this stage. Responsibilities include developing exploitation capabilities, designing hardware components for signals intelligence missions, and analyzing sophisticated malware.