Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer
Clarity Innovations8 days ago
Remote, WorldwideStaff+
Base Salary
$123k - $293k/yr
Responsibilities
- Perform vulnerability research and reverse engineering for customer tasks.
- Conduct static and dynamic analysis using disassemblers, debuggers, and fuzzers.
- Develop exploits based on discovered vulnerabilities.
- Communicate security research findings internally and, when appropriate, externally.
- Mentor fellow security researchers.
Requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance; only US Citizens are eligible for security clearances.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline and six years of professional experience.
- Experience participating in CTFs, hackathons, or other cyber competitions.
- Experience with Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA, or other reverse-engineering and disassembler tools.
- Experience with Linux fundamentals, including sockets, file descriptors, networking, iptables, file systems, and the kernel.
- Ability to read and write C and assembly languages, including ARM, MIPS, and x86_64, as needed.
- Programming fundamentals involving networking, data structures, and data models.
- Understanding of exploitation techniques including arbitrary read-write primitives, shellcoding, return-oriented programming, and jump-oriented programming.
- Proven track record of exploit creation targeting Android operating systems and Chrome web browsers.
- Preferred: current Top Secret security clearance.
- Preferred: OS and kernel reverse engineering experience.
- Preferred: understanding of AFL++ or libFuzzer.
- Preferred: understanding of SELinux, Seccomp, ASLR, and CFI.
- Preferred: strong understanding of dynamic analysis with gdb, gdbserver, and similar tools.
- Preferred: basic understanding of processor tool chains and the Android NDK.
- Preferred: understanding of emulation using QEMU or Unicorn.
- Preferred: experience identifying zero-days and vulnerabilities.
Benefits
- Salary range of $123,000-$293,000 per year.
- Equal opportunity employer.