Capabilities Development Specialist: Software & Hardware

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

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist to join a top-tier team at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD.

You will develop high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities, focusing on cutting-edge software and hardware solutions for national security applications. The role requires strong CS/engineering foundations, with extensive opportunities for research, development, testing, and reverse engineering in a highly secure environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering or related field with concentration in CS areas.
• Experience in engineering hardware or software lifecycle including analysis, design, development, testing, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, forensics, or systems engineering.
• Military training (e.g., JCAC) may count towards experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C/C++/Assembly

Kernel development

Reverse engineering

Malware analysis

Programming languages

System security

Security certifications

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's in CS/Engineering

Doctoral degree

Associate’s + 5 years experience

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

GDB

JTAG

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems is seeking a Capabilities Development Specialist to join a top-tier team at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD.

You will develop high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities, focusing on cutting-edge software and hardware solutions for national security applications. The role requires strong CS/engineering foundations, with extensive opportunities for research, development, testing, and reverse engineering in a highly secure environment.