Capabilities Development Specialist – Software & Hardware

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

Job summary

CNSS • National Security Systems seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) to join the NSA team at Fort Meade. You will help develop offensive and defensive capabilities, advance hardware and software tools, and contribute to breakthroughs in signals intelligence for national security.

The role emphasizes deep expertise in software and hardware design, reverse engineering, testing, and tooling development, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge cyber capabilities in a highly secure

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering with relevant CS courses.
• Relevant experience in hardware/software lifecycle, programming, vulnerability analysis, or systems engineering.
• Military training like JCAC can count towards experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C

C++

Assembly

ARM

Reverse engineering

Debugging tools

Kernel development

Device driver development

Software vulnerability analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Doctoral degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

FPGA

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

CNSS • National Security Systems seeks a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS) to join the NSA team at Fort Meade. You will help develop offensive and defensive capabilities, advance hardware and software tools, and contribute to breakthroughs in signals intelligence for national security.

The role emphasizes deep expertise in software and hardware design, reverse engineering, testing, and tooling development, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge cyber capabilities in a highly secure