Offensive Software Engineer SME

Description

Job Description:

Job Description

The ANNEX team in the Intel division at Leidos currently has an opening for an Offensive Software Engineer to work in the Reston area. In support of an Intel program, the engineer will develop, maintain and enhance complex and diverse cyber tools. The engineer will support research, engineering, and development of innovative solutions to support operational cyber missions.  Work includes engineering robust infrastructure, end-point capabilities, and command and control systems.  The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work independently and as part of a team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability and malware research and developing offensive capabilities against Mobile IoT and Network devices

• Reverse engineer threats to determine methods of exploitation

• Conduct research on innovative offensive tools and techniques, developing payloads, and manipulating code execution

• Architecting application security and conducting software evaluations (known risks and/or static and dynamic code analysis)

• Experience with/use of IdaPro or Ghidra on devices to evaluate products to identify vulnerabilities for exploitation

• Recommending mitigations for, or patching known vulnerabilities

• Assessing web application vulnerabilities, tracking code releases

• Automating penetration testing and fuzzing

• Configuration and implementation of data link, network, and transport layer protocols

• Creating and developing multi-architecture cross-compiled projects

• Apply understanding of technical issues surrounding the designing, building, and testing of cyber tools

• Apply understanding of cryptographic protocols and compression technologies and their implementation in C/C++

• Understanding of computer, network exploitation techniques and methodologies to include application and mitigation techniques

• Understanding of public exploits and awareness of new/unpublished techniques

• Serve as a technical lead on large, complex projects.

• Mentors and coaches other technical staff.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree and 15+ years of experience

• May possess a Doctorate in technical domain

• Viewed as a subject matter expert and within the field by peers within and outside the organization

• Experience with ARM, PowerPC, and MIPS assembly

• Operating System and Kernel level development experience

• Vulnerability research or software reverse engineering skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Top Secret, SCI security clearance with polygraph

• Operating System and Kernel level development experience

• Understanding of operating system internals for Windows, iOS, Linux, and/or Android, such as process synchronization techniques (i.e., semaphores, messages, threading), process scheduling, resource and device access

• Mobile development experience

Clearance: Candidates must be a US citizen at a minimum with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level with Poly security clearance for consideration

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 45,000 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

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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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.