Android Vulnerability Researcher

Booz Allen Hamilton•Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Android Vulnerability Researcher Key Role: D eliver production-grade offensive capabilities that directly enable strategic intelligence collection and cyber effects missions. Discover and operationalize previously unknown vulnerabilities across the Android ecosystem, conducting advanced research on AOSP, OEM implementations, and trusted execution environments. Develop reliable exploits targeting user applications, system components, kernel, TrustZone, and baseband subsystems while engineering persistent CNO implants and infrastructure. Hold responsibilities for large-scale reverse engineering of closed-source binaries, bypassing modern mitigation. Author comprehensive technical documentation, contributing to capability roadmaps and emerging tradecraft, and leveraging AI and LLM-powered tooling to accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploit development.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with conducting vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development
Experience with C, C++, Python, Java or Kotlin, and Android NDK and SDK
Experience using IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, gdb, LLDB, Jadx, or Frida
Experience in successfully discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities
Experience defeating kernel hardening, sandboxing, and attestation mechanisms
Experience with GitLab CI/CD for implant build pipelines
Knowledge of ARM64 architecture and AArch64 assembly
Ability to achieve code execution in ring-0 and TrustZone contexts
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
HS diploma or GED
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with publishing research or tools in the offensive security community
Experience providing operational support to IC or DoD cyber mission forces
Experience contributing to mobile exploit frameworks or public Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) discoveries

Responsibilities

Deliver production-grade offensive capabilities that directly enable strategic intelligence collection and cyber effects missions.
Discover and operationalize previously unknown vulnerabilities across the Android ecosystem, conducting advanced research on AOSP, OEM implementations, and trusted execution environments.
Develop reliable exploits targeting user applications, system components, kernel, TrustZone, and baseband subsystems while engineering persistent CNO implants and infrastructure.
Hold responsibilities for large-scale reverse engineering of closed-source binaries, bypassing modern mitigation.
Author comprehensive technical documentation, contributing to capability roadmaps and emerging tradecraft, and leveraging AI and LLM-powered tooling to accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploit development.