Senior/Principal Reverse Engineer — Arlington Onsite

SixGen, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance Premium

Disability and life insurance

401(k) with 4% employer contribution

Flexible/remotе work policies

Flexible PTO and holidays

Job summary

SIXGEN, Inc. is seeking a Reverse Engineer in Arlington, VA, for full-time work onsite with potential hybrid arrangements per project. Candidates must hold Active TS/SCI clearance with FSP and bring senior or principal-level experience.

The role focuses on reverse engineering across Linux, Windows, and embedded systems, with opportunities to apply AI and automation. Responsibilities include analyzing binaries with IDA Pro or Ghidra, developing C/C++ in kernel and userland, and extracting

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience (Senior)
• 6+ years of relevant experience (Senior)
• 10+ years of relevant experience (Principal)
• Experience reverse engineering compiled code using IDA Pro or Ghidra
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python
• Experience developing code for Linux, Windows, or embedded operating systems
• Experience identifying vulnerabilities through reverse engineering
• Experience with hardware and software reverse engineering
• Active Top Secret clearance required

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineering compiled code with IDA Pro or Ghidra from various platforms
• Identifying vulnerabilities through reverse engineering
• Developing C/C++ code in the kernel and userland on Linux, Windows, and embedded OS
• Developing Python code for server applications and processing binary data streams
• Reverse engineering embedded system hardware including firmware extraction and debugging with GDB/JTAG
• Implementing automation for testing tools, fuzzing, and applying AI/ML to reverse engineering

Skills

C/C++/Python

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Git

GDB

JTAG

Job description

SIXGEN, Inc. is seeking a Reverse Engineer in Arlington, VA, for full-time work onsite with potential hybrid arrangements per project. Candidates must hold Active TS/SCI clearance with FSP and bring senior or principal-level experience.

The role focuses on reverse engineering across Linux, Windows, and embedded systems, with opportunities to apply AI and automation. Responsibilities include analyzing binaries with IDA Pro or Ghidra, developing C/C++ in kernel and userland, and extracting