Senior Specialist, Software Development Engineer

L3HHCM20•Washington, DC

3d•$96,000 - $178,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Working at Trenchant means working alongside the best security researchers and product engineers from across the security research and intelligence communities. You will be engaged on the most challenging problems in the toughest environments and delivering solutions supporting the cutting edge of cyber security research. The primary work location is downtown Washington, DC adjacent to Metro Center. Infrequent travel to our Ottawa, London and Sydney offices in support of technical exchanges is highly encouraged. We require team members with an eye for security, to serve as key contributors on the Global Engineering Support team. The candidate must possess first-class System Engineering, Networking, and infosec skills and an eye for organization. Trenchant is an elite global team of engineers and security researchers charged with building world-class computer security products. Trenchant’s expertise is the by-product of the L3Harris acquisition of two highly-regarded information security businesses – Azimuth Security and Linchpin Labs. United under Trenchant, we are a key component of L3Harris’ Cyber Division. We are a trusted, discrete partner furnishing security products, consultancy, training and integration services to allied security, defense, and law enforcement agencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related field) and 6 years of experience or Master's and 4 years of experience. In lieu of a degree, 10 years of experience in cyber security and software engineering.
Working knowledge of OS and application vulnerability classes
Proven experience analyzing malware samples, producing vulnerability proofs of concept, and understanding mitigations provided by software patches
Demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of a mobile platform (Android or iOS) including OS internals, native programming languages (Objective-C, Swift, Java, and/or Kotlin), and system security mechanisms.
Comfortable with C programming, memory management concepts, assembly languages, and private (undocumented) APIs
Demonstrated proficiency using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Hopper and dynamic tools such as Frida or ADB.
Demonstrated proficiency using common software development tools such as git, gitlab CI, and cmake.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous or incompletely defined problems and resolve them through consultation with appropriate stakeholders.
Demonstrated a collaborative and team-oriented mindset for accomplishing goals and a bias to action.
Substantial experience in CNO development/offensive cyber security.
Has/had a TS clearance with ability to obtain SCI access.
Experience working in an air-gapped development environment.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with security researchers to adopt working research output into commercial products.
Transform vulnerability writeups and proof of concept code into mature capabilities
Effectively communicate status and technical challenges using language that is appropriate to your audience.
Participate in planning and prioritization activities with members of the commercial arm of the organisation.
Provide engineering support to customer reported issues.
Provide guidance to less experienced engineers in technical fields relevant to the platform and the domains of cyber security and software engineering.
Monitor industry trends and publicly disclosed techniques for incorporation into our products.