Principal Vulnerability Researcher

Two Six Technologies•Arlington, VA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future. Two Six Technologies is seeking a Principal Vulnerability Researcher with active Top Secret Clearance to join our team in Arlington, Virginia. The team is growing and looking for someone with a reverse engineering and vulnerability research background who understands how to transition those findings into capabilities to support national security missions. The team wants to talk to you if you actively perform in-depth Linux-based reverse engineering! What you will do: Collaborate with team to align capability development roadmaps and complete transfer of vulnerability research prototypes into production environments perform reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis, informing operational parameters for complex system Conducting in-depth reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis across various architectures and platforms Modeling and analyzing in-memory compiled application behavior to answer customer requirements Assist with the forward development of technical solutions Train & mentor junior engineers

Requirements

Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (solid knowledge in RE or VR may substitute for a specific degree)
Extensive experience developing, debugging, and scripting in C/C++ and Python within Linux command-line environments, with a strong emphasis on low-level programming, memory management, and system interaction for reverse engineering and vulnerability research.
Experience with reverse engineering and vulnerability research, using tools such as IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra.
Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain SCI
Must be willing to obtain and maintain a Polygraph clearance

Nice To Haves

Strong familiarity with cybersecurity principles and a strong interest in providing guidance to program staff
Experience with software reverse engineering concepts: static analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing techniques creating intellectual capital, white papers, blogs, etc. to maintain existing and expand new business.
Familiarity with building or securing embedded devices, other digital systems, and embedded binary reverse engineering (ARM, RTOS, etc.)
Familiarity with basic cryptography design and implementation concepts
Previous experience in a client-facing technical role

Responsibilities

Collaborate with team to align capability development roadmaps and complete transfer of vulnerability research prototypes into production environments
Perform reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis, informing operational parameters for complex system
Conducting in-depth reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis across various architectures and platforms
Modeling and analyzing in-memory compiled application behavior to answer customer requirements
Assist with the forward development of technical solutions
Train & mentor junior engineers