Offensive Cyber Engineer — CNO & Mobile Exploit

Footbridge Federal; Sterling, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Financial Foundation—benefi

Time Away and Flexibility for mission

Professional Development & Mobility

Job summary

Footbridge Federal seeks an experienced software engineer to design, test, and maintain capabilities for offensive cyber operations. You will work on mobile-targeted capabilities, investigate platform vulnerabilities, and transition PoCs into production-ready software while collaborating with mission teams and researchers.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, a technical degree, and strong skills across C/C++, Python, and reverse engineering.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Background supporting CNO, offensive cyber operations, or advanced vulnerability research.
• Strong programming proficiency in languages such as C, C++, Python, Rust, Objective-C, Swift, or Java.
• Practical experience with reverse engineering, debugging, and binary analysis.
• Solid understanding of operating system internals, including memory management, system calls, and security boundaries.
• Familiarity with ARM or ARM64 assembly and architectures.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, test, and maintain software tailored for offensive cyber and CNO missions.
• Create specialized capabilities targeting mobile applications, devices, and operating systems.
• Investigate security controls, architectures, and vulnerabilities within mobile platforms.
• Analyze binaries, firmware, communication protocols, and system components using reverse engineering techniques.
• Transition experimental research and proof-of-concept code into robust, production-grade software.
• Partner with cross-functional mission teams, developers, and security researchers.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance with FSP

Programming in C/C++/Python/Rust/ObjC/

Reverse engineering / binary analysis

ARM/ARM64 assembly familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Footbridge Federal seeks an experienced software engineer to design, test, and maintain capabilities for offensive cyber operations. You will work on mobile-targeted capabilities, investigate platform vulnerabilities, and transition PoCs into production-ready software while collaborating with mission teams and researchers.

The role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, a technical degree, and strong skills across C/C++, Python, and reverse engineering.