4 months ago
Fort Meade, MD, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$200k - $255k/yr
Responsibilities
- Analyze software requirements and customer needs with mission stakeholders.
- Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain software applications.
- Develop prototypes, algorithms, technical solutions, and scalable software architectures.
- Analyze legacy code and implement efficient algorithms using data structures, dynamic programming, heuristics, and modeling techniques.
- Develop tools for binary analysis, shellcode detection, malware analysis, function identification, and reverse engineering of compiled software.
- Work with operating-system internals, file I/O, system interfaces, memory management, and executable program analysis.
- Perform software testing, troubleshooting, safety, quality, and procedure-compliance activities.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, Master's degree plus 9 years, Bachelor's degree plus 11 years, Associate's degree plus 13 years, or High School diploma/GED plus 15 years.
- TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
- Proficiency with Python and ability to read and understand C/C++ and x86 Assembly.
- Experience with software architecture, operating-system design, compilers, and debugging.
- Experience or familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering, and protocol analysis is preferred.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching.
- Educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.
- Benefits may vary by employment type, location, collective bargaining agreement, or other employment contract.
- Original posting date was 07/15/2026 and the position remains open until filled.
About Amentum
Amentum provides engineering, operations and maintenance, logistics, and mission support services to U.S. federal agencies and allied governments, including defense and energy programs. Its business centers on large, long-term government contracts spanning defense, space, nuclear cleanup, and infrastructure, with program management and technical services at the core. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, it was formed in 2020 from the spinoff of AECOM’s Management Services division.