Security Researcher

Arlington, Virginia

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Job ID: 611

Two Six Technologies is looking for a Security Researcher to join our Electronic Systems team. You will work with a range of clients from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the country’s largest ISPs to innovative tech startups. You will become a trusted advisor while learning and performing valuable technical and industry skills.

Job Responsibilities & Duties

  • Take on complex technical problems for which there is often no known answer.
  • Deconstruct and understand complex technical systems; perform in-depth reverse engineering to find vulnerabilities and understand their impact.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and forging your own path; our small team setting will provide you the opportunity for outsized impact. While you will receive extensive training, mentorship, and coaching, you must be comfortable executing against challenging technical goals since there’s no playbook for our innovative work.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (solid knowledge in data structures and algorithms may substitute for a specific degree)
  • Minimum of 3 years of programming/scripting languages (e.g., Go, C, Rust, Python, or similar) and the *nix command line
  • Familiarity with reverse engineering principles and disassemblers (e.g., Binary Ninja, Ghidra, IDA)
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience utilizing cybersecurity principles and a strong interest in learning more
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance


Nice if you have:

  • Familiarity with Binary Ninja API, Ghidra scripting, or IDA Python
  • Familiarity building or securing embedded devices and other hardware or digital systems
  • Exposure to static analysis, software reverse engineering, dynamic analysis, fuzzing techniques
  • Familiarity with embedded binary reverse engineering (ARM, RTOS, etc.)
  • Familiar with a soldering iron
  • Experience in a client-facing technical role
  • Government Security Clearance

Clearance Requirements:

  • Eligibility for Security clearance

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Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to accomodations@twosixtech.com. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices.

EOE, including disability/vets. 

 

* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

Tags: APIs C Clearance Computer Science Ghidra Python Reverse engineering Rust Scripting Security Clearance Vulnerabilities

Region: North America
Country: United States
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