Capabilities Development Specialist — Software & Hardware

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

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems at Fort Meade, MD seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist to join NSA’s most advanced team. You will apply expertise to develop offensive and defensive capabilities for reaching adversarial networks and delivering critical information to national decision makers.

The role spans software/hardware design, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis across domains, contributing to cutting-edge research and tool creation in a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field with foundational CS courses.
• Experience in engineering hardware/software lifecycles, programming, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.
• Military training like JCAC counts toward experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C programming

C++ programming

Assembly language

ARM

Kernel development

Device drivers

Vulnerability analysis

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Ghidra

gdb

OllyDbg

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Verilog

FPGA

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems at Fort Meade, MD seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist to join NSA’s most advanced team. You will apply expertise to develop offensive and defensive capabilities for reaching adversarial networks and delivering critical information to national decision makers.

The role spans software/hardware design, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis across domains, contributing to cutting-edge research and tool creation in a secure environment.