Vulnerability Analyst - Columbia, United States - Percival Engineering

    Default job background
    Description


    Want to learn the latest cybersecurity techniques and approaches, look forward to tough challenges, and are willing to put forth your very best; we have a position for you at Percival.

    At Percival, we believe that People First is the best approach. We are a small business based in Columbia which develops the latest cybersecurity solutions for protecting our nation's assets. We specialize in finding and developing software vulnerabilities on embedded systems, and industrial control systems.

    We are seeking developers and vulnerability analysts to join our team who have an interest in vulnerability analysis and developing proof-of-concept demonstrations of discovered vulnerabilities.

    The ideal candidate would have experience with Operating System internals (Windows or Linux), have a strong C/C++ and Python development, and either have experience or be willing to learn computer exploit/vulnerability analysis techniques.

    TS/SCI with Poly Required


    Duties include:


    Design, develop, test, and integrate software for advanced cybersecurity capabilities using the latest software tools and techniques such as Python, C, C++, and other languages and frameworks.

    Work as part of an active member of an Agile Sprint development team.


    Assignment includes developing software designs from requirements, implementing these designs in code, developing unit test cases, and supporting integrated software code with the team for builds/integration tests.

    Support creation and updating of all relevant specifications for design, development, and testing.

    Develop maintainable code that matches requirements specifications.

    Participate in Design Reviews, Sprint Planning, estimating, Release Planning, demonstrations and retrospectives.

    Perform unit testing of code, including manipulation of data for analysis of system requirements. Other duties as required.


    Skills Required:
    Experience with C/C++ programming

    Experience with Python


    Skills Desired:
    Experience with Windows or Linux kernel programming

    Working knowledge of Windows/Linux internals

    Working in an Agile environment

    Experience with embedded systems and industrial control systems

    #J-18808-Ljbffr