Cyber Capabilities Engineer: Offensive & Defensive Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NSA seeks experts in computer science or computer/electrical engineering with strong software or hardware design, development, testing or reverse engineering skills to join our Capabilities Development Specialist team at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD.

Upload unofficial transcripts before applying; a CS-concentration degree is often required. The role offers opportunities to build offensive and defensive capabilities for national security programs, including advanced hardware and software

Qualifications

• Degree must be in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in engineering hardware or software lifecycle and analysis.
• Military training such as JCAC counted toward experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

C/C++

Assembly

Reverse engineering

Vulnerability analysis

Kernel development

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Master's degree in CS or related

Doctoral degree (or related)

Tools

Ghidra

OllyDbg

gdb

Job description

NSA seeks experts in computer science or computer/electrical engineering with strong software or hardware design, development, testing or reverse engineering skills to join our Capabilities Development Specialist team at Fort George G. Meade Complex, MD.

Upload unofficial transcripts before applying; a CS-concentration degree is often required. The role offers opportunities to build offensive and defensive capabilities for national security programs, including advanced hardware and software