Mid-Level Cyber Software Engineer

Description

The Intelligence Group within Leidos is seeking a Mid-Level Cyber Software Engineer to design and develop custom covert and stealth software cyber tools and techniques for operational use. The ever-evolving Cyber landscape requires the development of innovative technical solutions to support operational cyber missions through research, engineering, and development.

The Cyber SIGINT and Solutions Operation at Leidos is seeking a motivated individual to work in a dynamic environment with a team of Cyber Engineers on reverse engineering, vulnerability research, prototyping, design, development, integration, and test tasks to develop capabilities against various networking devices.  This work will leverage your ability to deconstruct and tear-down of a variety of hardware and software, focusing on network devices and technologies, and developing capabilities to utilize the vulnerabilities discovered. The candidate must be experienced in working with a dynamic team of cyber engineers through all stages of the product lifecycle – from vulnerability research to development and test.

Primary Responsibilities:

We are seeking a motivated and diversified Mid-Level Cyber Software Engineer with experience in the following areas:

• US Citizen with TS/SCI Clearance

Desired Experience:

• Experience programming techniques to evade host and/or network-based intrusion detection systems
• Experience with disassembly of HW
• Demonstrated experience programming techniques to evade host and/or network-based intrusion detection systems
• Demonstrated experience developing programs to capture, analyze, and interpret raw network traffic
• Demonstrated experience with network sockets programming including developing packet-level programs, expert packet-level understanding of IP, TCP, and application-level protocols
• Demonstrated understanding of IP, TCP, and application-level protocols
• Demonstrated experience with programming cyber tools and techniques for the US Government or commercial sector
• Experience doing agile software development using Atlassian Software Development and Collaboration Tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo is a plus

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar field and 5+ years of relevant software development experience
• Experience programming in C, C++, Java, and/or Perl or Python
• Knowledge of reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro to analyze firmware of embedded devices
• Experience using commercial off the shelf (COTS), and free open source (FOS) debugging and analyzer tools
• Demonstrated experience with scripting and programming languages

Preferred Qualifications:

• Outstanding communication skills, verbally, in correspondence, and in technical documentation.

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.