Chief Reverse Engineer

General Dynamics•Dedham, MA

57d•Onsite

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) is seeking a talented and highly motivated Reverse Engineer to join our innovative and dynamic team. As a Chief Reverse Engineer, you will play a crucial role in analyzing software and hardware systems to understand their design and functionality and then identify potential cyber security vulnerabilities and exploitable weaknesses. Your work will be essential in continuous improvement identifying vulnerabilities, ensuring system integrity, and contributing to the development of secure solutions. The Chief Reverse Engineer will report to the CTO for GDMS Space, Cyber and Intelligence business.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience.
A minimum of Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Willingness to apply for an SCI clearance with polygraph is strongly desired. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience in reverse engineering, software analysis, and vulnerability assessment
Strong understanding of operating systems, networking protocols, and hardware architectures
Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, Python, or Assembly
Experience in low-level programming for Unix, Linux, or Windows environments
Experience with reverse engineering tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, and Radare2
Experience with embedded systems and firmware analysis.
Knowledge of cryptographic principles and security protocols.
Relevant certifications such as GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM), OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) or Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)

Responsibilities

Analyze and deconstruct software applications and hardware networking systems to understand their structure, functionality, and behavior for both normal and abnormal operating conditions.
Analyzes, decomposes, disassembles code, performs static code analysis, kernel-level debugging, and debugs and modifies software
Identify potential vulnerabilities and provide recommendations for mitigation.
Develop tools and scripts to automate reverse engineering tasks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product development and security analysis.
Involved in Protocol Analysis, Vulnerability Assessment, Security Research, Rapid Prototyping of proof-of-concept capabilities
Conducts vulnerability assessments and penetration testing utilizing reverse engineering techniques
Performs analysis of complex software systems to determine both functionality and intent of software systems
Contributes to the design, development and implementation of countermeasures, system integration and tools specific to Cyber and Information Operations
Document findings and create detailed technical reports and briefings
Mentor more junior engineers to be able to understand the mindset adversaries take when attempting to exploit a system and how to design mitigation techniques to employ with a goal toward growing a stronger Cyber Security workforce

Benefits

Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs (including on-site gym), employee resource and social groups, and more

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