What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vulnerability Researcher position at Two Six Technologies?
Overview of Opportunity:
Two Six Technologies is actively seeking a Senior Vulnerability Researcher to support our growing team in Dayton, Ohio. The team is composed of intellectual individuals, passionate about cybersecurity research. The team is growing and looking for someone with a reverse engineering and vulnerability research background who understands how to transition those findings into capabilities to support national security missions. The team wants to talk to you if you are actively performing in-depth Linux-based vulnerability research!
Job Responsibilities & Duties:
- Conduct comprehensive reverse engineering on a variety of embedded systems
- Perform static and dynamic analysis to find security vulnerabilities in embedded systems
- Develop proof of concept capabilities to show research progress
- Document research findings to further the team’s understanding of embedded systems
- Collaborate with other disciplines to deliver solutions to our customers
Qualifications & Skills Required:
- Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (solid knowledge in RE or VR may substitute for a specific degree)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in firmware development using low-level programming languages (C/C and at least one assembly language- x86 or ARM), scripting languages (e.g., Python), and the *nix command line
- Minimum 2 years of experience with at least one modern debugger such as GDB or WinDBG
- Minimum 2 years of experience with at least one modern decompiler such as IDA, Ghidra, and Binary Ninja
- Knowledge of common network protocols TCP/IP, UDP, or HTTP
- Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
- Must be willing to obtain and maintain a Polygraph clearance
Nice if you have:
- Experience conducting vulnerability research on embedded systems
- Experience with defeating modern migrations such as ASLR, DEP, and Stack Canaries
- Knowledge of cellular standards such as 4G or 5G
- Knowledge of low bandwidth communications such as RS485, RS232, CAN
- Knowledge of Wifi, Bluetooth, Zigbee communication
- Previous experience in a client-facing technical role
Clearance Requirements:
- Active US Security clearance of Top Secret level and ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI
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Salary : $40,000 - $60,000