MIT Lincoln Laboratory · 4 hours ago
Integrated Cyber Exploitation Researcher (Fort Meade, MD)
Fort Meade, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$145K/yr - $170K/yr
3+ years expMIT Lincoln Laboratory is a leader in advanced research and development for the U.S. government, specializing in cybersecurity and systems exploitation. The Integrated Cyber Exploitation Researcher will support offensive cyber operations through reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, and technical analysis while engaging with government sponsors as trusted subject matter experts.
BiotechnologyInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform software and hardware reverse engineering, vulnerability research and discovery, and system exploitation
Develop and prototype cutting-edge capabilities for operational partners in the U.S. government
Support across the full lifecycle of offensive cyber operations, from reverse engineering and exploitation of software and hardware systems to providing technical subject matter expertise to operational planners
Conduct cyber tool prototyping, technical analysis of offensive cyber tools, automated vulnerability discovery, reverse engineering, static analysis, and dynamic instrumentation
Communicate research findings to non-domain experts through writing, public presentations, and hands-on training sessions
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline or MS and 3+ years of directly related experience or BS and 7+ years of related experience
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must possess a current Top-Secret SCI level DoD security clearance
Preference will be given to candidates with a completed full scope polygraph
Preferred
Familiarity with all, Expertise in some: Version Control Systems (Git)
Dissassemblers/Decompilers (Ghidra, IDAPro)
Debuggers (WinDbg, GDB)
Programming Languages (C/C++, Python)
Infrastructure/Container Provisioning/Orchestration Systems (Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker)
Network Protocol Analysis (Wireshark, Tcpdump)
Emulator/Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, QEMU)
Operating System Internals
Reverse Engineering of Embedded Systems Firmware, Malicious Code, Mobile Applications, and More
Vulnerability Assessment
Statistics and Metrics
SAT/SMT Solvers
Symbolic Execution
Data-flow Analysis for Compiled Binaries
Binary Intermediate Representations
Binary Translation
Compiler Construction
Anti-debugging/Anti-instrumentation Techniques
Network and Host Security Products
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
MIT-funded pension
Matching 401K
Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
Mentorship programs
A range of work-life balance options
... and much more!
Company
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center chartered to apply advanced technology to problems of national security.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
2023-12-20Grant· $0.25M
Leadership Team
Israel Soibelman
Chief Strategy Officer
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