Staff Security Researcher (Cleared)

Rogue Talent; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully-funded pension

Matching 401K

Tuition reimbursement

Cybersecurity conference allowance

Mentorship programs

Top-level work-life balance culture

Job summary

A leading recruiting firm is looking for a Staff Security Researcher to contribute to reverse engineering and vulnerability/exploit discovery for a prestigious cyber R&D institution. This hybrid position emphasizes software & embedded systems security and requires a Masters or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or 7+ years of related experience. Ideal candidates should possess deep cybersecurity expertise and the ability to communicate technical findings to non-technical experts. Salary ranges from $165,000 to $205,000 per year, with excellent perks.

Qualifications

• Must pass a pre-employment background check.
• Must be eligible for a Top Secret SCI-level DoD security clearance.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of cybersecurity tools & techniques.
• Reverse engineer and exploit software & embedded systems.
• Conduct analysis of offensive and/or defensive cyber tools & systems.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Wireshark

Tcpdump

VMWare

QEMU

Reverse Engineering

Vulnerability Analysis

Education

Masters or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline

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Important This hybrid FTE position will be on-site no less than 3 days/week in Lexington, MA; no long-distance commuters, please. Relocation is arranged and fully paid for, keeping the employee and their family at the forefront.

Rogue Talent is hiring a Staff Security Researcher to contribute to reverse engineering and vulnerability/exploit discovery efforts for a prestigious cyber R&D institution (FFRDC) whose mission is the defense and security of the US. The ideal candidate will have active clearance and deep cybersecurity expertise (software & firmware) in the DoD and/or intelligence space.

This elite team performs software & embedded systems reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and system exploitation. They develop and prototype cutting‑edge capabilities for operational partners in the US government, looking for, finding, and demonstrating cyber vulnerabilities so that critical systems in the US can be corrected, and so that exploits in other systems are better understood. Top government leadership relies on this group's expertise and guidance.

In this key IC role, the Staff Researcher will:

• Lead the development of cybersecurity tools & techniques.
• Reverse engineer and exploit software & embedded systems.
• Conduct analysis of offensive and/or defensive cyber tools & systems.
• Perform manual binary analysis & automated vulnerability discovery.
• Analyze software protection mechanisms.
• Engage in static analysis & dynamic instrumentation.
• Communicate research findings to non-technical experts, gov't sponsors.

Credentials

• Masters or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline is preferred, or 7+ years of formal relevant experience.
• Pass a pre-employment background check, and be able to obtain at least a secret-level DoD security clearance.
• Must be eligible & willing to pursue a Top Secret SCI-level DoD security clearance and be able to maintain once obtained (FSP highly advantageous).

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will have familiarity with all, expertise in some

• Programming Languages (C/C++, Python)
• Network Protocol Analysis (Wireshark, Tcpdump)
• Emulator/Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, QEMU)
• Reverse Engineering of Embedded Systems, Firmware, Malware, Mobile Apps, etc.
• Vulnerability Analysis ; Statistics and Metrics
• SAT/SMT Solvers, Symbolic Execution
• Data Flow Analysis for Compiled Binaries
• Binary Intermediate Representations & Translation

Compensation

• $165-205K base salary range
• Fully-funded pension + matching 401K
• Tuition reimbursement & continuing education programs
• Cybersecurity conference allowance, mentorship programs
• Top-level work-life balance culture, with retention track record to back it

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Research, and Information Technology
• Defense and Space Manufacturing, Computer and Network Security, and IT System Custom Software Development

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