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Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities using a breadth of technologies and techniques.
Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications.
Integrate software capabilities with other tasks or groups to improve performance or behavior requirements.
Create new tools and systems to detect and exploit vulnerabilities and system weaknesses.
Document nominal application and system functionality, in addition to implemented changes.
Help define the analysis approach for a particular problem and independently execute assignments
Contribute high quality content for technical reports and presentations with minimal guidance
Proactively identify needs and concerns associated with design decisions and communicate them to project leadership
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities
Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex, customer-driven problems as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members, program leadership, and non-technical personnel
Be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Education
Requires a bachelor's in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
Experience
3-5 years experience in Cybersecurity or related field is required.

Additional Job Description:

Forensics and Anomaly Detection:

• Proficiency with static and dynamic analysis techniques for forensic analysis and anomaly detection

• Proficiency in techniques that prevent reverse engineering and employ obfuscation or diversification.

• Experience conducting in-depth technical threat analysis and research

• Hands-on proficiency with forensic analysis tools such as: FTK Imager, X-Ways, Autopsy, Volatility

• Proficiency in identifying persistence mechanisms, hidden processes, and malicious host-based and network-based activity

• Proficiency in capturing and analyzing memory dumps, network logs, crash reports, and runtime logs from OS and hypervisor environments.

Program Analysis, Reverse Engineering, and Vulnerability Research:

• Proficiency with modern program analysis methodologies and techniques

• Reverse-engineering assessment techniques for software, firmware and/or embedded systems

• Hands-on proficiency with reverse engineering tooling such as: Ghidra, IDA, GDB, RR

• Familiarity with binary file and filesystem structures and formats

• Familiarity with architectures and assembly: x86, ARM, Hexagon, PowerPC

• Proficiency with core workings of operating systems (user mode, kernel mode, boot processes), particularly in Windows and GNU/Linux

• Familiarity of network stack and internals

Languages and Development:

• Proficiency with programming languages such as: C, C++, Python, Java

• Familiarity with scripting languages such as: Bash, Powershell

• Familiarity in development environments for GNU/Linux or Windows
  

Leadership and Business Development:

• Successful history in authoring technical proposals and documents

• Leadership in advanced R&D initiatives, including government-funded projects

• Leadership of critical programs with more than two full-time staff members

• Proficient in teamwork and communication with diverse audiences

Applicants selected for this position must be required to obtain and maintain a government TS/SCI security clearance.

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