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Software Developer (Reverse Engineering) with Security Clearance

Mission Services LLC (MSI)Lorton, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 21, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your reverse engineering expertise to support critical FBI missions, with significant potential for skill development in mobile security and forensic analysis. If you excel at dissecting complex systems and possess a strong background in binary analysis and mobile OS internals, you'll thrive in this impactful and challenging environment. Apply today to join a mission-driven team and contribute to cutting-edge security initiatives.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Lorton, VA, United States
Posted
1 week ago
Objective-CSQLiteC++JavaPythoniOSAndroid

Job Description

Title: Reverse Engineer
Client: FBI
Location: Newington, VA Summary:
Analyze Android/iOS applications, operating systems, and binaries to extract forensic artifacts and support FBI investigative missions.

Responsibilities

  • Perform static/dynamic analysis using Ghidra, IDA Pro, Frida, LLDB.
  • Develop hook libraries for message interception, multimedia, and crypto.
  • Reverse engineer anti-tamper ecosystems and document bypass methods.
  • Extract and normalize artifacts (SQLite, WAL files, logs, caches).
  • Deliver outputs in JSON/XML/STIX for JADE integration.
  • Engineered iOS cyber capabilities to enable operations across multiple customer missions ∙ Developed custom security tool in C and Objective-C for automating vulnerability discovery to support capability development ∙ Automated the build, test, and deployment environment to support safe and scalable capability validation Skills/Experience:
  • Strong background in binary analysis, mobile OS internals, anti-tamper research.
  • Proficient in Python or Java for parser/tool development.
  • Experience with emulator/sandbox environments and forensic workflows.
  • Python, C, C++, C
  • In-depth knowledge of Android, Linux, and Windows operating system internals
  • Cryptography and secure computing

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