Cyber Reverse Engineer, Senior

CACI International•Sterling, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our unique team solving wide-ranging national security cyber and hardware challenges. Use your skills in interesting projects involving cyber reverse engineering and vulnerability research. Responsibilities include investigating embedded software/hardware devices, understanding digital communication implementations, and analyzing embedded binaries for protocol vulnerabilities. An ideal candidate can balance multiple projects in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary, R&D environment. The candidate excels at working effectively individually and on a team through their excellent communication skills and technical acumen. Be part of a CACI department with an expanding range of programs focusing on Cyber Operations, where you get to grow on and between programs with peers who are dedicated to advancing national security. Participate in interesting team events where you get to engage with your co-workers and expand your career network. We have an engaging environment with a management team focused on growing your career and making you a part of our future. We offer bonus compensation plans that demonstrate our appreciation for your dedication to the program and being a part of our team. You'll get paid for cyber events and training, such as our Capture the Flag Events, Internal Research and Development opportunities, as well as prepaid courses to nationally recognized certification courses to grow your career. Visit our landing page at: Cyber Mission Operations.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance
Masters of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Seven (7) years of relevant work experience may be substituted for a Master’s degree.
Experience analyzing and reverse engineering Assembly binaries (x86 and/or ARM, AVR)
Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Unix Shell scripts
Experience using virtualization technologies (VMware, VirtualBox, Docker)
Experience using binary analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, WinDbg, Binary Ninja
Experience reverse engineering embedded firmware images
Experience with user/system level emulation tools such as Qemu

Nice To Haves

Understanding of software development using C/C++ for Linux and/or Windows OS systems
Understanding of embedded firmware development for various microcontroller families
Understanding of techniques for binary analysis to identify functionality and vulnerabilities in various applications, embedded firmware, systems and communications
Understanding of memory management concepts (Heap, Stack, Virtual Memory)
Familiarity with encryption & hashing methods and algorithms (3DES, AES, RSA, MD5, SHA, CRC, etc.)
Background in ethical hacking and/or testing software vulnerabilities with a working knowledge of hacking tools and techniques such as memory corruption exploits, buffer overflows, rootkits, protocol poisoning, MetaSploit, nmap, etc.
Reverse Engineering Certifications (e.g. GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM))
Cybersecurity certifications (e.g. OSCP, OSED, Security+)

Responsibilities

Analyze and reverse engineer software binaries and embedded firmware on traditional and embedded systems to identify functional behavior.
Conduct code review and vulnerability analysis on software/firmware to identify potential weaknesses or access vectors.
Perform protocol analysis of communication channels.
Perform static and dynamic analysis of software and firmware using tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64Dbd, GDB, and Sysinternals to research the behavior of binaries.
Perform pattern analysis to identify critical information.
Draft and deliver technical reports related to the scope, nature, and characteristics of the assessed software/firmware to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Brief the customer and accurately capture in writing the findings of your analysis.