Listing Description

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Lead Vulnerability Researcher to support our programs at our Arlington, Virginia headquarters. This role is technical at its core – along with in-depth reverse engineering and exploit development you will transition those findings into capabilities.

Job Responsibilities & Duties:

• Collaborate with team to align capability development roadmaps and complete transfer of vulnerability research prototypes into production environments


• Perform reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis, informing operational parameters for complex system


• Conducting in-depth reverse engineering and vulnerability analysis across various architectures and platforms


• Modeling and analyzing in-memory compiled application behavior to answer customer requirements 

Qualifications & Skills- Required:

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (solid knowledge in RE or VR may substitute for a specific degree)


• Active US Security clearance of Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain TS


• Minimum 9 years of experience in firmware development using low-level programming languages (C and at least one assembly language), scripting languages (e.g., Python), and the *nix command line


• Minimum 5 years of experience with common disassemblers/decompilers and reverse engineering tools (IDA, Ghidra, Binary Ninja) 


• Experience with software reverse engineering concepts: static analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing techniques


• Experience managing and leading engineering teams

Nice to have, but not expected:

• Interest in providing guidance to program staff


• Experience creating intellectual capital, white papers, blogs, etc. to maintain existing and expand new business.


• Familiarity building or securing embedded devices and other digital systems


• Familiarity with basic cryptography design and implementation concepts


• Previous experience in a client-facing technical role

Clearance Requirements:

• Active US Security clearance of Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain TS

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