Cyber Reverse Engineer/Vulnerability Researcher

RTX•Columbia, MD

2d•$95,500 - $181,700•Onsite

About The Position

RTX Corporation is seeking an individual excited by the prospect of developing exploits, implants, and payloads to deter and defeat adversaries. The ideal candidate is creative, curious, and persistent in finding system vulnerabilities. This role involves creating, contributing to, and growing cutting-edge research and development projects for offensive cyberspace operations. The position is onsite in Columbia, MD and requires an active Top Secret clearance. Relocation Assistance is available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, or physics with 5+ years of experience or an advanced degree with 3+ years of experience
Programming skills using one or more of: C/C++ or Python
Experience with some assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, etc.)
Vulnerability research experience
Reverse engineering skills using a tool such as IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja.
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, wire-level protocols, BGP, RF communications, etc.)
Active Top Secret security clearance.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Capture the Flag (CTF) experience
OS kernel development experience (e.g., Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android)
Network programming skills
Hardware emulation experience
Hands on experience with system architecture design, prototyping, and technical project leadership
Active TS/SCI security clearance

Responsibilities

Analyze systems to understand how they work and what happens when they break
Disassemble and analyze binary code
Develop exploits, implants, payloads, and communication stacks based on extensive reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and software development
Develop unique networking protocols and communication schemes
Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to solve challenging problems and deliver actionable results
Operationalize software through extensive testing, documentation, and integration with other systems
Participate in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze data, test new capabilities, and perform demonstrations