Vulnerability Researcher (mid) with Security Clearance

Base salary is $231,003, supported by an exceptionally strong retirement benefit. 401(k): 25% employer contribution, vested immediately ($57,751 per year). Total compensation: $288,754 (base salary plus employer 401(k) contribution). Our client is hiring a mid-level Vulnerability Researcher to take a leading role in engineering and vulnerability research across hardware components, software applications, and operating systems. The research focuses on how target systems work, including their functionality, code structure, and design, and supports the discovery of initial access capabilities for mission customers. Key responsibilities Vulnerability research:

• Lead reverse engineering and vulnerability research on hardware components, software applications, and operating systems.
• Analyze system functionality, code structure, and design in support of initial access capability discovery.
• Review source code to find software flaws, and write clear documentation on each finding. Debugging and troubleshooting:
• Lead debugging efforts and troubleshoot software crashes and program flow issues.

Communication

• Write and deliver technical presentations on assigned projects. Qualifications The ideal candidate is a proven reverse engineer who can lead a research effort, find flaws in unfamiliar code, and explain the results clearly.

Required

• 5+ years of continuous experience in computer science, information systems, or network engineering; or a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field plus 3+ years of continuous experience.
• 4+ years programming in Assembly, C, C#, C++, Perl, or Python in a production environment.
• 4+ years of demonstrated hardware or software reverse engineering.
• Experience leading debugging efforts and troubleshooting software crashes and program flow.
• Experience analyzing source code to find software flaws, and documenting those flaws.
• Experience writing and taking part in technical presentations on assigned projects.
• TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph. Compensation and benefits Base salary is $231,003, supported by an exceptionally strong retirement benefit. 401(k): 25% employer contribution, vested immediately ($57,751 per year). Total compensation: $288,754 (base salary plus employer 401(k) contribution).