Principal Cybersecurity Researcher @ Two Six Technologies

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Two Six Technologies is seeking an experienced Principal Cybersecurity Researcher to support our programs at our Herndon, 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
Assist with the forward development of technical solutions

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)
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)
Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain SCI
Must be willing to obtain and maintain a Polygraph clearance

Nice to have, but not expected:

Experience with firmware/driver development across Linux and Windows OS’es
Strong familiarity with cybersecurity principles and telecommunication systems (4G, 5G), sub-GHz wireless, 802.11, 802.15, and IoT devices
Experience with software reverse engineering concepts: static analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing techniques
Experience creating intellectual capital, white papers, blogs, etc. to maintain existing and expand new business.
Familiarity with building or securing embedded devices, other digital systems, and embedded binary reverse engineering (ARM, RTOS, etc.)
Familiarity with basic cryptography design and implementation concepts
Previous experience in a client-facing lead technical role

Clearance Requirement:

Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain SCI

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