Embedded Software Analysis Engineer – Mid/Senior

Jobtailor; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Roanoke, VA seeks a professional to lead reverse engineering efforts, mentor junior engineers, and translate complex systems into actionable insights.

You will produce reports on capabilities, anomalies and vulnerabilities, collaborate with teammates, and develop tools or exploit chains from academic sources.

A US citizenship with ability to obtain DOD clearance is required; strong learning ability and hands-on debugging skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in reverse engineering and debugging complex systems.
• Ability to document findings and produce clear reports.
• Familiarity with multiple reverse engineering tools and debuggers.

Responsibilities

• Lead reverse engineering efforts and mentor junior engineers.
• Communicate complex systems with minimal documentation.
• Collaborate to divide systems into subsystems and share knowledge.
• Produce reports on capabilities, anomalies and vulnerabilities for customers.
• Develop tools or exploit chains leveraging university papers.

Skills

reverse engineering

software debugging

system analysis

report writing

tool development

exploit chain development

Tools

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

IDA Pro

GDB

OllyDbg

Renode

Job description

Responsibilities

• Candidates for this position will be responsible for leading reverse engineering efforts into systems of interest and mentoring junior engineers in the reverse engineering and development processes.
• Candidates will be expected to communicate clearly and effectively and demonstrate the ability to understand complex systems with minimal or no documentation.
• Effective collaboration with teammates on dividing complex systems into manageable subsystems and timely sharing of knowledge is required.
• Candidates will be expected to produce reports of system capabilities, anomalies, and vulnerabilities at various fidelity levels for various customers.
• Candidates may also be expected to develop tools or exploit chains based on university papers with limited documentation.

Requirements

• Are a United States citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD security clearance.
• Have experience with software reverse engineering tools (Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA Pro, etc).
• Have experience with software debuggers and simulators (GDB, OllyDbg, Renode, etc).
• Have the ability to learn new skills quickly.

Hard Skills

• reverse engineering
• software debugging
• system analysis
• report writing
• tool development
• exploit chain development

Soft Skills

• communication
• collaboration
• mentoring
• problem-solving
• adaptability

Certifications & Qualifications

• DOD security clearance