Principal Cybersecurity Researcher with Security Clearance - Arlington, VA, United States - Two Six Technologies

Description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world's most complex challenges today
Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what's possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future
Two Six Technologies is seeking an experienced Principal Cybersecurity Researcher to support our programs at our Arlington, Virginia headquarters
This role is technical at its core - along with in-depth reverse engineering and exploit development you will transition those findings into capabilities

Job Responsibilities & Duties:

• Collaborate with team to align capability development roadmaps and complete transfer of vulnerability research prototypes into production environments
• Perform reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis, informing operational parameters for complex system
• Conducting in-depth reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis across various architectures and platforms
• Modeling and analyzing in-memory compiled application behavior to answer customer requirements

Assist with the forward development of technical solutions Qualifications & Skills- Required:

• Bachelor's (or higher) degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (solid knowledge in RE or VR may substitute for a specific degree)
• Minimum 9 years of experience in firmware development using low-level programming languages (C and at least one assembly language), scripting languages (e.g., Python), and the *nix command line
• Minimum 5 years of experience with common disassemblers/decompilers and reverse engineering tools (IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja)
• Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain SCI

Must be willing to obtain and maintain a Polygraph clearance Nice to have, but not expected:

• Experience with firmware/driver development across Linux and Windows OS'es
• Strong familiarity with cybersecurity principles and telecommunication systems (4G, 5G), sub-GHz wireless, 802.11, 802.15, and IoT devices
• Experience with software reverse engineering concepts: static analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing techniques
• Experience creating intellectual capital, white papers, blogs, etc

to maintain existing and expand new business.

• Familiarity with building or securing embedded devices, other digital systems, and embedded binary reverse engineering (ARM, RTOS, etc.)
• Familiarity with basic cryptography design and implementation concepts

Previous experience in a client-facing lead technical role Clearance Requirement:

• Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain SCI

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