Capabilities Development Specialist – Cyber & HW Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Full-time schedule (Mon-Fri)

Job summary

National Security Agency is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) to advance offensive and defensive capabilities for national security. The role emphasizes deep software/hardware expertise, reverse engineering, and hands-on development in a world-class setting at Fort Meade, MD.

The position outlines a structured pay plan (GG) with a salary range and a DCIPS trial period, offering full-time work and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field with foundational CS courses.
• Experience in hardware or software lifecycle, programming, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.
• Military training (e.g., JCAC) counts toward experience requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop exploitation capabilities and analytics for foreign target networks.
• Design hardware components to support signals intelligence missions.
• Analyze sophisticated malware and perform reverse engineering of complex files.

Skills

C/C++/Java

Kernel development

Device drivers

Embedded systems

Security analysis

Reverse engineering

Algorithmic analysis

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

FPGA

VHDL

Verilog

Job description

National Security Agency is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) to advance offensive and defensive capabilities for national security. The role emphasizes deep software/hardware expertise, reverse engineering, and hands-on development in a world-class setting at Fort Meade, MD.

The position outlines a structured pay plan (GG) with a salary range and a DCIPS trial period, offering full-time work and a comprehensive benefits package.