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Draper · 17 hours ago

Senior Cyber Engineer

Reston, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$82K/yr - $206K/yr

8+ years exp

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. They are seeking a Senior Cyber Engineer to leverage their understanding of hardware and software to evaluate systems for vulnerabilities and develop software to enhance security.

Defense & Space

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities using a breadth of technologies and techniques

Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications

Integrate software capabilities with other tasks or groups to improve performance or behavior requirements

Create new tools and systems to detect and exploit vulnerabilities and system weaknesses

Document nominal application and system functionality, in addition to implemented changes

Drive solutions to complex problems with limited direction – contribute to requirements development, propose ways forward, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements

Provides insight and suggest design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical disciplines

Identifies program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies

Actively mentor less experienced engineers and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Offensive securityRed teamingNetwork protocolsScripting experienceThreat modelingDevOpsCuriosity-driven problem solvingWritten communicationVerbal communicationLeadership

Required

Requires a bachelor's in computer science, computer engineering, or related field

5-10 years experience in Cybersecurity or related field is required

8+ years experience in offensive security positions primarily focused in red teaming roles within the national security context

Understanding of network protocols and computer architecture

Written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of threat modeling, threat intelligence, maybe incident response

Scripting experience

Understanding of devops, CI/CD

Experience working with systems engineers

Understanding of basic cryptography

Leadership demonstrated

Preferred

Exploit development and assembly code

Fault injection, side channels

Certifications are a plus but not necessary

Secret Clearance is preferred

Benefits

Workplace flexibility

Employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga

Health and finance workshops

Off site social events

Discounts to local museums and cultural activities

Company

Draper

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We Engineer Solutions for the Nation’s Toughest Problems As an independent nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper provides engineering services directly to government, industry, and academia.

Founded in 1938

Cambridge, MA, US

1001-5000 employees