Vulnerability Researcher

Gormat • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Gormat is seeking a Vulnerability Researcher to support United States Cyber Command (USCC) and contribute to its mission. The role conducts advanced vulnerability research and reverse engineering across target software and hardware systems to discover exploitable weaknesses for cyberspace capability development. It includes analyzing target platforms and architectures, finding zero-day vulnerabilities through fuzzing and code analysis, reverse engineering applications, firmware, and hardware, and developing proof-of-concept exploits to validate findings and assess operational utility. The researcher documents technical findings and exploitation methods, briefs capability developers on weaknesses and exploitation pathways, and collaborates with development teams to translate research into operational tools. The role also requires maintaining awareness of public vulnerability disclosures, exploit techniques, and relevant adversary tradecraft. Limited TDY travel may be required as the mission demands.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field and 10+ years of related professional experience, or a master's degree and 8+ years of related professional experience.
• Expert proficiency with disassemblers/decompilers such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, and Binary Ninja.
• Strong understanding of x86/x64/ARM assembly language and processor architectures.
• Practical experience with debuggers such as WinDbg, GDB, and LLDB, and dynamic analysis tools.
• Demonstrated capability discovering vulnerabilities in compiled software, including C/C++/Rust applications.
• Understanding of common vulnerability classes, including memory corruption, logic flaws, and race conditions.
• Proficiency with fuzzing frameworks such as AFL, libFuzzer, and Honggfuzz, and corpus management.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Ruby, or similar languages for automation and analysis.
• Experience documenting technical research for technical and operational audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Windows kernel/driver reverse engineering.
• Firmware analysis and embedded systems reverse engineering experience.
• Network protocol analysis and vulnerability research experience.
• Experience with UEFI/BIOS or bootloader security analysis.
• Published vulnerability research, such as CVEs, conference presentations, or blog posts.
• Familiarity with symbolic execution and taint analysis tools.
• Understanding of offensive cyberspace operations workflows.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced vulnerability research and reverse engineering on target software and hardware systems to identify exploitable weaknesses for cyberspace capability development.
• Analyze target platforms and discover zero-day vulnerabilities through fuzzing and code analysis.
• Reverse engineer software applications, firmware, and hardware components using disassemblers, debuggers, and binary analysis tools.
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits to validate vulnerability findings and assess operational utility.
• Analyze target system architectures, protocols, and security mechanisms to identify attack surfaces and weakness patterns.
• Document vulnerability technical details, exploitation methodology, and recommended capability development approaches.
• Provide technical intelligence briefs to capability developers on target system weaknesses and exploitation pathways.
• Collaborate with capability development teams to translate vulnerability research into operational tools.
• Maintain awareness of public vulnerability disclosures, exploit techniques, and adversary tradecraft relevant to target systems.
• Conduct limited TDY travel as mission requires.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior