Sr. Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer
Clarity Innovations1 month ago
Rome, NY, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead complex vulnerability research and reverse engineering efforts from strategy and feasibility assessment through execution, validation, and delivery.
- Perform advanced static and dynamic analysis across systems, architectures, and operating environments.
- Guide vulnerability discovery, root-cause analysis, exploit development, mitigation bypass, and exploit reliability evaluation.
- Improve research processes, systems, methods, technical review practices, and reusable research tooling.
- Coordinate small to medium-sized research teams, manage technical dependencies, and communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations.
- Influence stakeholders, communicate findings to customers and partners, and coach, train, and review the work of other professionals.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship and a Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience, plus a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
- Advanced vulnerability research and reverse engineering experience, including ownership of complex investigations.
- Experience with Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA, or comparable reverse engineering and disassembly tools.
- Strong Linux fundamentals, including sockets, file descriptors, networking, iptables, file systems, and kernel behavior.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, common network protocols, packet capture, and network vulnerability investigation.
- Ability to read and write C and analyze assembly for ARM, MIPS, or x86-64 architectures.
- Programming fundamentals involving networking, data structures, and data models.
- Experience developing reliable exploits using arbitrary read/write primitives, return- or jump-oriented programming, and modern mitigation analysis.
- Technical leadership experience improving research processes, systems, or methods and guiding, coaching, or training other professionals.
- Participation in capture-the-flag competitions, hackathons, or other cybersecurity competitions.
- Preferred qualifications include an active Top Secret clearance, operating system or kernel reverse engineering, AFL++, libFuzzer, SELinux, seccomp, ASLR, control-flow integrity, GDB, gdbserver, compiler toolchains, Android Native Development Kit, QEMU, Unicorn, zero-day discovery, and leadership of technical reviews or research teams.
Benefits
- Performance-based bonuses, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, holidays, and income protection benefits.
- Flexible work arrangements where possible.
- Professional growth resources and opportunities to contribute to critical digital missions.
- The position is located in Rome, NY and may be subject to varying location and contract requirements.
About Clarity Innovations
Clarity Innovations builds and deploys custom software, data analytics platforms, and cloud solutions for U.S. government customers, especially the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. Its teams provide DevSecOps, systems architecture, rapid prototyping, and UX/UI services to modernize mission systems and workflows. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, it is privately held and operates as part of Chameleon Consulting Group.