Principal Vulnerability Researcher

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Job Description:

Cromulence, a Parsons Company, is looking for a Principal Vulnerability Researcher (VR) to support advanced research and development contracts. The successful candidate will be capable of working independently or side-by-side within a team structure to develop and deliver successful capabilities.

Minimum Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical or an additional two years of equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of degree)

• An active TS/SCI is required

• Must have a minimum of 10 years of direct related experience

• Must have a minimum of 8 years of Reverse engineering across various architectures and platforms; including x86/64, ARM, MIPS, etc.

• Must have a minimum of 5 years experience with disassemblers (IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra)

• Must have a minimum of 6 years of Software development using C or C++

• Knowledge of common exploitation countermeasures (DEP, ASLR, etc.)

• Knowledge of countermeasure defeats (ROP programming)

• Researching operating system and applications to understand strengths and weaknesses in the design and implementation

• Modeling of in-memory compiled application behavior

• Ability to use a scripting language (Python, etc.)

• Development experience with RTOS

• Self-motivated and passionate about supporting the U.S. cybersecurity mission

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with software protection and binary analysis

• Familiarity with modern exploitation techniques, tools, and methodologies

• Experience with hypervisors

• Malware analysis

• Ability to analyze network protocols throughout all layers of the network stack

• Background in software engineering and architecture

• Understanding and/or development of kernel modules

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $217,400.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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