Principal Reverse Engineering & Vulnerability Research Lead

Clarity Innovations, LLC; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarity Innovations, LLC in Herndon, VA is seeking a Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer to imagine weaknesses in diverse systems, demonstrate exploits, and guide multi-phase projects. You will leverage extensive static and dynamic analysis experience to understand system behavior and develop robust exploit capabilities.

The role requires UNIX RE/VR expertise, kernel-level experience, and tooling development.

Qualifications

• LLM-assisted RE/VR experience.
• Static and Dynamic UNIX RE experience; Windows a plus (UNIX required).
• Experience writing custom RE tools such as fuzzers, decompiler plugins, and program analysis tools.
• UNIX kernel RE/VR experience.
• Hardware RE/VR experience.
• Experience integrating productized capabilities into CNO tools.
• Team lead experience.
• Experience working with customers to develop requirements.
• Ability to collaborate with CNO teams to integrate productized capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform vulnerability research and reverse engineering for customer tasks
• Perform static and dynamic analysis using disassemblers, debuggers, emulators, tracers, and fuzzers
• Develop reliable proof-of-concept and operational exploit capabilities leveraging discovered vulnerabilities
• Research and bypass modern exploit mitigations security mechanisms
• Build internal tooling, automation, and research infrastructure to accelerate vulnerability discovery and analysis
• Perform root-cause analysis on vulnerabilities and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Communicate security research findings internally and, when appropriate, externally; mentor fellow researchers
• Lead small to medium sized teams for project lifecycle from design to delivery
• Perform vulnerability research and reverse engineering for customer tasks
• Perform static and dynamic analysis using tools such as disassemblers, debuggers, and fuzzers
• Communicate security research findings internally and mentor researchers

Skills

LLM-assisted RE/VR

Team lead

Customer collaboration

Tools

Fuzzers

Decompiler plugins

Program analysis tools

Job description

Clarity Innovations, LLC in Herndon, VA is seeking a Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer to imagine weaknesses in diverse systems, demonstrate exploits, and guide multi-phase projects. You will leverage extensive static and dynamic analysis experience to understand system behavior and develop robust exploit capabilities.

The role requires UNIX RE/VR expertise, kernel-level experience, and tooling development.