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Principal Vulnerability Researcher

Arlington, VA • On-site

Zetier
Network Security • 11 - 50 employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 19 days ago

Job description

Job Summary:
Zetier is seeking Principal Vulnerability Researchers to analyze and counter malicious software and develop operationally critical cyber capabilities. The role requires candidates to have practical experience in designing, developing, and deploying tools related to command and control, persistence, and networking.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Highly experienced with reverse engineering compiled programs (C/C++)
• Highly experienced in reading common assembly languages (x86, x86-64, ARM)
• Experience developing in scripting languages (Python)
• Experience with debuggers and decompilers (gdb, Binja, IDA Pro)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
Preferred:
• Experience developing/defeating mitigations (ASLR, DEP, N^X)
• Developed defeats of common anti-RE techniques (obfuscation)
• Detailed understanding of embedded platforms (FPGA, physical memory)
• Securely implemented cryptographic primitives (AES-GCM, SHA256, ECDSA)
• Experience with program analysis tools and techniques (control flow, program slicing, taint tracing)
• Effective use of automated analysis (fuzzers, emulation, sandbox)
• Deep knowledge of file systems and formats (ELF, PE, Mach-O)
• Effective communication with customers and teammates
• Experience developing proof-of-concept exploits
• Active U.S. security clearance
Company:
Zetier provides cybersecurity products, network infrastructure, database management, cloud computing, and technical solutions. Founded in , the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.

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