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JOB SUMMARY Computer Exploitation Engineer will provide Cyber exploitation of large-scale networks ... Create/maintain adversary emulation toolsets/development. * Contribute to technical and executive ...

Research state-of-the-art techniques for vulnerability detection, system exploitation, and ... Basic knowledge of engineering concepts and the scientific method * Basic proficiency in Linux ...

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Hardware Exploitation Engineer (TS/SCI)- Senior & Mid

Bethesda, MD โ€ข On-site

Vexterra Group
Network Securityย โ€ขย 11 - 50 employees

$118K - $157K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 14 days ago


Job description

Vexterra Group is currently searching for a TS/SCI cleared Hardware Exploitation Engineer to provide the following engineering support:

  • Conduct technical hardware exploitation and examination of various digital media devices.
  • Conduct reverse engineering, failure analysis, and vulnerability analysis of hardware to identify exploitation opportunities
  • Modify hardware to either enable forensic analysis of the media or to change the functionality of the hardware for desired purposes
  • Perform inspection, imaging, decapsulation, deprocessing, and other activities related to hardware reverse engineering and exploitation in a state­ of-the-art microelectronics exploitation laboratory
  • Development and maintain frameworks, processes, design patterns, techniques, tools, and standards for conducting hardware exploitation of digital media
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for IC/DOD customers
  • Prepare clear and concise technical reports to a wide range of audiences
  • Using knowledge gained through the application of reverse­ engineering and other research techniques, engineer low-level C and assembly.

Position Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineer, and Mathematics (STEM) discipline and at least (5) five years of related experience. 
  • Must be Department of Defense (DoD) 8570 Compliant, IAT Level II.
  • Solid understanding of programming language and operating system concepts and experience with assembly languages, such as, C, C++, Python, Perl, etc.
  • Experience requiring skills in reverse engineering of embedded systems with proprietary operating systems for the purpose of introducing functionally to a fielded system.
  • Experience requiring knowledge of C and Assembler software engineering for embedded platforms that run commercial and/or custom operating systems.
  • Working experience in Microprocessors/Architectures:  ARM, MIPS, RISC, PowerPC, XScale, StrongARM, x86.
  • Contractor personnel shall be required to complete and pass a written test, prior to beginning work on the contract.

Security Requirements:

  • Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance w/ a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Highly Desired Experience:

  • Experience Operating Systems: VxWorks, Integrity, Embedded Linux, JunOS, Linux, Unix, Windows Embedded. Experience with RTOS desired.
  • Experience IDEs: Tornado, Workbench, VxSim, MULTI, TirneMachine, TraceEdge, Eagle CAD
  • Experience in Hardware Tools and Debuggers: Green Hills Probe, SuperTrace Probe, Slingshot, spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, JTAG, Agilent Technologies equipment.
  • Working experience in Software Tools and Debuggers: Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDbg, pcap, gdb, make, hex editor.

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