Senior Vulnerability Researcher (RE/VR)

About

A defense focused cybersecurity firm seeking skilled Vulnerability Researchers to support the analysis of malicious software and development of mission‑critical cyber capabilities. This role involves designing, building, and deploying tools across areas such as command‑and‑control, persistence, and networking.

Location

• Hybrid in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, or Maryland

Required Skills

• Active clearance or ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
• Hands‑on experience reverse engineering compiled programs (C/C++)
• Proficiency in common assembly languages (x86, x86‑64, ARM)
• Strong scripting background (Python)
• Skilled with debuggers and decompilers (gdb, Binja, IDA Pro)

Preferred Skills

• Experience developing or bypassing mitigations (ASLR, DEP, N^X)
• Defeating anti‑reverse engineering techniques (obfuscation)
• Knowledge of embedded platforms (FPGA, physical memory)
• Secure implementation of cryptographic primitives (AES‑GCM, SHA256, ECDSA)
• Familiarity with program analysis methods (control flow, program slicing, taint tracing)
• Use of automated analysis techniques (fuzzing, emulation, sandboxing)
• Deep understanding of file systems and formats (ELF, PE, Mach‑O)
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience building proof‑of‑concept exploits