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Overview of Opportunity:

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Principal Software Developer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and deploying capabilities for our customers. Additionally, you will be responsible for productizing Proof-of-Concepts that are handed off by a team of reverse engineers.

Job Responsibilities & Duties:

Serve as the primary capability developer on a small, highly motivated team
Apply knowledge of Linux/Unix based systems to help solve complex mission challenges
Maturing proof-of-concept R&D technology to operational fieldable solutions
Assist with reverse engineering and debugging of relevant linux applications
Provide mentoring to more junior developers on capability development strategies, methodologies, and implementation
Act as the team lead in implementing an Agile framework, Lean-Agile development, and applying Lean-Agile in leadership
Engaging in technical exchanges with transition partners and key stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI and Polygraph
Minimum of 10 years of Unix kernel experience internals including mandatory/discretionary access controls, runtime linker/loader, object file formats, file systems, and process/thread APIs & data structures.
At least 8 years of experience with network sockets programming and expert packet-level understanding of IP, TCP, and other application level protocols.
Demonstrated experience in developing applications in C/C++, and Python
Experience as a developer on an Agile development/Scrum-style team.
Experience with at least one modern automation framework (preferably Ansible)
Knowledge of memory protection modules (ASLR/DEP, etc.)
Experience tracing code execution in a debugger (WinDbg/gdb/IDAPro)
Ability to work at Two Six headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Flexible work schedule during the week.

Nice to haves:

Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Experience with testing, CI/CD pipelines, and virtual machine test ranges
Experience with hosted version controls (Git or Gitlab)
Experience with firmware/driver development across Linux, Windows, or embedded systems
Experience with identifying and analyzing vulnerabilities in complex applications
Ability to rapidly find bearings in unfamiliar code bases
Experience leading a team of junior/mid-level developers

Clearance Requirements:

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

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