Cyber Systems Exploitation Researcher
Position Description
The Cyber System Assessments Group performs software and hardware reverse engineering, vulnerability research and discovery, and system exploitation. We develop and prototype cutting-edge capabilities for our operational partners in the U.S. government. We look for, find, and demonstrate cyber vulnerabilities so that vulnerabilities in U.S. systems can be corrected, and so that vulnerabilities in other systems are better understood. Top U.S. Government leadership relies on us for our expert guidance, and our technical role with our U.S. Government sponsors is considered essential to the success of their missions.
Requirements
- MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline or BS and 3+ years of directly related experience
- Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain a Secret level DoD security clearance. Additionally, must be eligible and willing to apply for a Top Secret SCI level DoD security clearance and be able to maintain this clearance level once obtained.
Desired Technical Skills
- Version Control Systems (Git)
- Dissassemblers/Decompilers (Ghidra, IDAPro)
- Debuggers (WinDbg, GDB)
- Programming Languages (C/C++, Python)
- Infrastructure/Container Provisioning/Orchestration Systems (Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker)
- Network Protocol Analysis (Wireshark, Tcpdump)
- Emulator/Virtualization Technologies (VMWare, QEMU)
- Operating System Internals
- Reverse Engineering of Embedded Systems Firmware, Malicious Code, Mobile Applications, and More
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Statistics and Metrics
- SAT/SMT Solvers
- Symbolic Execution
- Data-flow Analysis for Compiled Binaries
- Binary Intermediate Representations
- Binary Translation
- Compiler Construction
- Anti-debugging/Anti-instrumentation Techniques
- Network and Host Security Products
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans
MIT-funded pension
Matching 401K
Paid leave (including vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
Tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs
Mentorship programs
A range of work-life balance options
... and much more!
Disclaimer
MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.