Senior Cyber Software Engineer

STR • Woburn, MA

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About The Position

STR is hiring a Senior Cyber Software Engineer who has a passion for developing tools and techniques to enhance the security and resiliency of national defense software systems. This position requires an Active Secret security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Strong background in C/C++ and ability to rapidly pick up other languages
• Experience with static analysis tools and techniques
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles and practices
• Ability to develop engineering solutions to first-of-its-kind problems
• Familiarity with assembly language, operating systems internals (memory/process/thread management), threading, compiler technologies (e.g., GCC, LLVM)
• Experience with software scripting and build automation tools (e.g. bash, make)
• Experience with build tools and dependency management (e.g., LLVM+Clang, GNU Make/CMake/pip/Gradle/Cargo)
• General understanding of reverse engineering fundamentals: memory layout, calling conventions, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Containerization experience (e.g., Docker/Podman)
• Proficient in Rust
• CI/CD DevOps Tool experience (e.g., Github Actions / GitlabCI / Jenkins)
• Experience with dynamic analysis tools (e.g., PIN / DynamoRio / AFL++) to include development of fuzzing tools

Responsibilities

• Apply software engineering principles to develop robust and resilient software solutions for critical national security missions
• Develop static analysis tools to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in software systems
• Implement and refine fuzzing techniques to discover potential security weaknesses
• Conduct thorough security assessments to ensure the integrity and security of operational (or soon-to-be operational) software systems

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees