6 days ago
Woburn, MA, USASenior
Base Salary
$138k - $190k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop robust and resilient software solutions for national security missions.
- Conduct comprehensive cybersecurity assessments of operational software and mission-critical systems.
- Identify, validate, and remediate software vulnerabilities.
- Design, build, and execute fuzzing campaigns to uncover security weaknesses.
- Develop static and dynamic analysis tools to detect, report, and remediate vulnerabilities.
- Communicate technical findings, risks, and remediation recommendations to engineering and customer stakeholders.
Requirements
- Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance; US citizenship is required by the US Government for the clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience; an MS with 3 years of experience or a PhD may be considered.
- Strong proficiency in C or C++ and the ability to learn and work effectively in additional languages.
- Strong systems programming foundation, including OS internals, ABI and calling conventions, memory and process management, and assembly-level debugging.
- Experience with compiler and build toolchains such as LLVM/Clang, GCC, and CMake.
- Preferred experience with dynamic analysis and fuzzing tools including PIN, DynamoRio, and AFL++.
- Preferred proficiency in Rust.
- Preferred experience with Docker, QEMU, reverse engineering, and binary analysis tools such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, and objdump.
Benefits
- Full-time position with locations near Boston, Arlington, Dayton, Melbourne, Carlsbad, Atlanta, and Denver.
- Employees work in a collaborative learning environment focused on deep technical understanding and recognition of team contributions.
About STR
STR develops cyber, electronic warfare, sensing, and AI/ML systems and analytics for U.S. defense and intelligence customers, delivering R&D services, prototypes, and fielded capabilities. The privately held, employee-owned company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, with sites near Boston, Arlington (VA), Dayton (OH), Melbourne (FL), and Carlsbad (CA). Work spans RF, sonar, radar, command-and-control, and ISR, including subsea sensors and signal processing.