Battelle-posted 2 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Columbus, OH
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Battelle is currently seeking an aspiring Senior Vulnerability Researcher to work in our Columbus, OH location. Do you have a passion for understanding how things work, and ultimately, how they break? Do you enjoy working with discovering vulnerabilities and debugging programs with tools like gdb or QIRA? Does creating automated, scalable and reverse engineering tools and pipelines excite you? If you answered yes to these questions, this is the job for you! As a senior Vulnerability Researcher, you will work with disassemblers and debuggers to quickly understand how embedded devices operate. You will use and build tools that push past the edge of current tools and techniques. In a given day you will research and debug an embedded device while getting the chance to bounce ideas off of a close-knit team of researchers. We have the tools and the mentors you will need to take yourself to the next level and who are eager to learn from your experience. “From Silicon to Systems” - We are an elite, multi-disciplinary team, bringing together the brightest minds from physics, computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics to develop unique embedded security solutions for government and industrial customers. Battelle has been trusted by elite government clients to solve some of the world's hardest security problems. We work in small agile teams to push the bounds of computing technology. Our high-powered labs include specialized software and hardware, so our engineers have everything they need to invent new Cyber solutions. We encourage new ideas with our large Internal Research and Development (IRAD) program where engineers work on projects they are passionate about. Inventors and innovators are rewarded by our industry-leading IP compensation program. Our group works collaboratively with many parts of Battelle's larger organization on projects ranging from genomics to robotics.

  • Research and debug embedded devices.
  • Develop software to run in user-mode or kernel-mode.
  • Use disassemblers and debuggers for vulnerability research.
  • Build tools that enhance current techniques.
  • Collaborate with a close-knit team of researchers.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study with 8 years of experience; Master's degree in related field with 5 years of experience; PhD in a related field with 2 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong understanding in reading assembly language and using debugging tools.
  • Experience with a disassembler for vulnerability research (Ghidra, IDA Pro, BinaryNinja).
  • Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, etc.).
  • Experience with one or more debuggers (WinDbg, OllyDbg, gdb).
  • Experience with vulnerability research on one or more operating systems: Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, MacOS, VxWorks, QNX, RTOSs, or other custom operating systems.
  • Knowledge of advanced exploitation techniques (ret2libc, use-after-free, type confusion).
  • Knowledge of exploit protection techniques (DEP, ASLR/NX).
  • Ability to code in C.
  • Understanding of network protocols.
  • Ability to work individually and in small fast-paced team environments.
  • Passion and drive to constantly need to improve your skill set.
  • Must be a US Citizen with the ability and willingness to obtain a Secret or higher clearance.
  • Experience using fuzzing tools such as AFL or Peach.
  • Experience emulating embedded platforms for live debugging.
  • Experience with microcontrollers.
  • Experience with symbolic analysis.
  • Active Secret security clearance.
  • Comprehensive and competitive benefits.
  • Flexible, compressed work schedule allowing for every other Friday off.
  • Hybrid work arrangement (60% in-office, 40% remote).
  • Paid time off to support work-life balance.
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions.
  • Tuition assistance for higher education.
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