Senior Cybersecurity Research Scientist

Maximus

83d • $140,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Maximus supports applied cybersecurity research across the DoW market, advancing innovative tools, techniques, and mitigation strategies to counter emerging cyber threats. The Cyber Research Scientist role focuses on researching emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and defensive techniques to inform mission planning, prototype development, and operational risk mitigation in classified environments.

This position is contingent upon award.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance
• MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field
• 7+ years of cybersecurity research experience
• Peer‑reviewed cybersecurity research publications or conference presentations
• Experience with reverse engineering tools (e.g., Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja)
• Experience with malware analysis frameworks and sandbox environments
• Experience with vulnerability research and exploit analysis tooling

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field
• Experience supporting DoW or national security cyber research efforts
• Advanced reverse engineering, exploit development, or post exploitation research expertise
• Prior experience working within classified cyber research or innovation units

Responsibilities

• Research emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques relevant to DoW missions
• Develop security tools, techniques and proof-of-concept solutions
• Conduct malware analysis, vulnerability and reverse engineering research
• Perform threat modeling and assess mitigation strategies
• Produce technical reports, research artifacts, and briefings to support operational decision making

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• a retirement savings plan
• paid holidays
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior