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Vulnerability & Exploitation Specialist with Security Clearance

GRVTYAnnapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 16, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers an exceptional opportunity to leverage your expertise in vulnerability research and exploitation on a top-tier project, with a highly competitive salary range of $180,000 - $230,000, making it ideal for a mid-senior specialist with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance eager to contribute impactful work. You'll thrive by discovering and exploiting novel vulnerabilities, developing cutting-edge security tools, and growing within a supportive team environment that values professional development and work-life balance. Apply today to join GRVTY and make a significant difference in national security.

Quick Overview

Salary
$180k - $230k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
Posted
23 hours ago

Job Description

What You'll Be Owning: GRVTY is seeking a Vulnerability && Exploitation Specialist with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Annapolis Junction, MD. We are looking for candidates who have discovered a 0-day vulnerabilities or a list of CVEs (public vulnerability disclosures) they discovered or contributed to. We are also looking for any specific work they've done exploiting vulnerabilities.

What You Must Have

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
  • Skills/experience listed out in order of priority:
  • 0-day vulnerabilities or CVEs discovered and attributed to themselves
  • History performing vulnerability research
  • Experience with writing or using fuzzers - AFL, LibFuzzer, ClusterFuzz, oss-fuzz
  • Experience with code analysis tools - CodeQL, Joern, Semgrep
  • History of exploiting or productizing 0-day vulnerabilities
  • History of exploiting or productizing n-day vulnerabilities/CVEs/publicly disclosed vulnerabilities
  • History of reverse engineering malware or other code for CNE purposes
  • Experience with reverse engineering tools - Ghidra, Ida Pro, Binary Ninja Experience using debuggers - GDB or WinDbg
  • Experience writing, navigating, and building C/C++ code
  • Experience with tools like VsCode, Visual Studio, VIM/Emacs
  • Familiarity with ARM or MIPS architectures and Linux variants
  • We also use Python to write a lot of our tools, so that is good to see Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors-such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We're proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
  • The pay range for this position is: $180,000.00 - $230,000.00

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