Cybersecurity Research Engineer - Reverse Engineering & AI

Peraton; Bedford (NH); On-site; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Labs delivers advanced cybersecurity research solutions to government, utilities, and commercial customers. Building on Bell Labs heritage, our teams pursue secure-by-design systems, vulnerability analysis, and cyber operations platforms.

We seek senior engineers with strong coding and system knowledge to lead reverse engineering, threat modeling, and tool development using C/C++, Python, and related languages. U.S. citizenship and TS eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with BS/BA; 6 years with MS/MA; 3 years with PhD
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related scientific/engineering discipline
• Expertise in reverse engineering and digital signal processing
• Ability and desire to quickly acquire knowledge of new subject matter areas
• Expertise in one or more of: C, C++, Java, Python, Go, or similar languages
• Working knowledge of Linux, MacOS, Windows, and mobile operating systems, platforms and internals
• Working knowledge of modern computer networking technologies
• Working knowledge of modern development practices and toolsets (Git, subversion, CI/CD toolchains)
• Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• US Citizenship
• Experience as a technical lead on software development projects or research teams
• Experience as a Principal Investigator on DoD/IC research projects
• Experience in business development, including technical marketing, idea generation, and authoring whitepapers and proposals for new work.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Program Analysis; Computer networking protocol design and/or analysis; Computer and network emulation, containerization, and virtualization; Reverse Engineering; Real‑Time Operation Systems (RTOS); Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
• Experience with one or more of the following classes of tools and frameworks: Binary Analysis Tools (GHIDRA, Hex‑Rays IDA, Binary Ninja, Angr); Debugging and Sandboxing tools (Cuckoo, OllyDBG, WinDbg); CNO toolsets (Metasploit, Cobalt Strike); Network emulation frameworks (CORE, EMANE, MiniNet); Container and Orchestration solutions (Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Terraform); Cloud services experience (AWS, Azure, OpenStack)
• Experience with DevOps and Agile development methodologies
• Experience in the U.S. DoD/IC research community
• CNO operational experience

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Go

Linux

MacOS

Windows

DevOps

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science/Engineering/Applied Mathematics/Physics

MS/MA in related field

PhD (preferred)

Tools

GHIDRA

Hex-Rays IDA

Binary Ninja

Angr

Cuckoo sandbox

OllyDBG

WinDbg

Metasploit

Cobalt Strike

CORE

EMANE

MiniNet

Docker

Docker Swarm

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

OpenStack

Job description

Peraton Labs delivers advanced cybersecurity research solutions to government, utilities, and commercial customers. Building on Bell Labs heritage, our teams pursue secure-by-design systems, vulnerability analysis, and cyber operations platforms.

We seek senior engineers with strong coding and system knowledge to lead reverse engineering, threat modeling, and tool development using C/C++, Python, and related languages. U.S. citizenship and TS eligibility are required.