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Cybersecurity Research Analyst

Arlington, VA · On-site

This position supports OUSW Research and Engineering customer at the Mark Center. The selected ... Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field ...

Koniag Services, Inc.

This position supports OUSW Research and Engineering customer at the Mark Center. The selected ... Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field ...

Axle

Cybersecurity Research Assistant

Rockville, MD

With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on ... Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN) Axle is seeking a Cybersecurity Research Assistant to ...

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Adversarial Cybersecurity Researcher

Golden, CO · Hybrid

Posting Title Adversarial Cybersecurity Researcher . Location CO - Golden . Position Type Regular ... engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems ...

New York University

Research Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$34.34/hr

Description PART TIME RESEARCH ENGINEER Center for Cyber Security New York University Tandon School of Engineering The NYU Center for Cybersecurity (CCS) represents an interdisciplinary collaboration ...

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Cybersecurity Research Analyst

Arlington, VA · On-site

This position supports OUSW Research and Engineering customer at the Mark Center. The selected ... Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field ...

Koniag, Inc.

Cybersecurity Research Analyst

Arlington, VA · On-site

$170K - $190K/yr

This position supports OUSW Research and Engineering customer at the Mark Center. The selected ... Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field ...

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Cybersecurity Research Engineer - RE/DSP

Basking Ridge, NJ • On-site

Peraton
IT Services • 10K+ employees
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$112K - $179K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 23 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Conduct cybersecurity research to protect mission-critical systems and national cyber infrastructure.

  • Perform program analysis, including understanding, vulnerability identification, and remediation.

  • Analyze malware and perform reverse engineering to support cyber defense initiatives.

Peraton rating

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 56 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Responsibilities
Peraton Labs delivers innovative solutions and revolutionary new capabilities to solve the most difficult and complex challenges for government agencies, utilities, and commercial customers. With a distinguished heritage tracing back to Bell Labs, Bellcore, and Telcordia, our experts pave the way. Peraton Labs cybersecurity research protects mission-critical systems and national cyber infrastructure through a broad range of initiatives in computer network defense, secure-by-design techniques and cyber operations and experimentation platforms.
Our projects span several areas of interest. Our core competencies include (but are not limited to):
  • Program analysis, including program understanding, vulnerability identification, and remediation
  • Malware analysis and reverse engineering
  • Resilient networking in support of cyber mission goals
  • Software-defined networking for cyber defense and deception
  • Artificial intelligence (reasoning, probabilistic inference, machine learning)

Qualifications
Required:
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; 0 years with PhD
  • Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related scientific/engineering discipline.
  • Expertise in reverse engineering and digital signal processing
  • Ability and desire to quickly acquire knowledge of new subject matter areas
  • Expertise in one or more of: C, C++, Java, Python, Go, or similar languages
  • Working knowledge of Linux, MacOS, Windows, and mobile operating systems, platforms and internals
  • Working knowledge of modern computer networking technologies
  • Working knowledge of modern development practices and toolsets (Git, subversion, CI/CD toolchains)
  • Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
  • US Citizenship

Other Relevant Skills (not required, but any are a plus):
  • Experience as a technical lead on software development projects or research teams
  • Experience as a Principal Investigator on DoD/IC research projects
  • Experience in business development, including technical marketing, idea generation, and authoring whitepapers and proposals for new work.
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas:
    • Program Analysis
    • Computer networking protocol design and/or analysis
    • Computer and network emulation, containerization, and virtualization
    • Reverse Engineering
    • Real-Time Operation Systems (RTOS)
    • Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
  • Experience with one or more of the following classes of tools and frameworks:
    • Binary Analysis Tools, such as GHIDRA, Hex-Rays IDA, Binary Ninja, Angr,
    • Debugging and Sandboxing tools, such as Cuckoo sandbox, OllyDBG, WinDbg
    • CNO toolsets, including Metasploit, Cobalt Strike
    • Network emulation frameworks including CORE, EMANE, MiniNet
    • Container and Orchestration solutions, including: Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Terraform
    • Cloud services experience (AWS, Azure, OpenStack)
  • Experience with DevOps and Agile development methodologies
  • Experience in the U.S. DoD/IC research community
  • CNO operational experience

Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
$112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
EEO
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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At Peraton, we re at the forefront of delivering the next big thing every day. We re the partner of choice to help solve some of the world s most daunting challenges, delivering bold, new solutions to keep people around the world safer and more secure.

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It services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Herndon, VA, US

Year founded

2017

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