Offensive Cybersecurity Developer

Strive Solutions; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions is seeking a Reverse Engineer and Offensive Cyber Developer to design and prototype advanced offensive cyber capabilities for national security missions. You will reverse engineer binaries, firmware, and protocols to understand behavior, identify vulnerabilities, and develop offensive tooling and exploits.

In this role, you will collaborate with cyber, systems, and operations experts, contribute to research through documentation and publication, and translate findings into more

Qualifications

• Strong reverse engineering skills across software and embedded/firmware systems.
• Proficiency with exploit development and vulnerability discovery workflows.
• Ability to analyze complex protocols and transform findings into actionable capabilities.
• Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills in a research-focused environment.
• Advanced technical background and interest in advanced study, research, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer binaries, firmware, and protocols.
• Identify and analyze vulnerabilities in target systems.
• Develop offensive tooling, exploits, and proof-of-concept capabilities.
• Collaborate with cyber, systems, and operations experts to improve security outcomes.
• Contribute to research efforts through documentation, publication, and technical communication.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Exploit development

Vulnerability discovery

Protocol analysis

Collaborative research

Job description

Reverse Engineer and Offensive Cyber Developer

Design and prototype advanced offensive cyber capabilities to support national security missions. Reverse engineer complex binaries, firmware, and communication protocols to understand behavior and uncover security weaknesses. Discover vulnerabilities and develop offensive tools and exploits that translate into more resilient system designs.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer binaries, firmware, and protocols.
• Identify and analyze vulnerabilities in target systems.
• Develop offensive tooling, exploits, and proof-of-concept capabilities.
• Collaborate with cyber, systems, and operations experts to improve security outcomes.
• Contribute to research efforts through documentation, publication, and technical communication.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong reverse engineering skills across software and embedded/firmware systems.
• Proficiency with exploit development and vulnerability discovery workflows.
• Ability to analyze complex protocols and transform findings into actionable capabilities.
• Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills in a research-focused environment.
• Advanced technical background and interest in advanced study, research, and innovation.