Senior Vulnerability Researcher & Reverse Engineer

Req #: 1969

Job Title: Senior Vulnerability Researcher & Reverse Engineer

Location: Fort Meade, MD

Clearance Level: TS/SCI with CI Poly

Agile Defense is looking for an amazingly talented Vulnerability Researcher/Reverse Engineer to join our team! In this role you will get to conduct advanced vulnerability research and reverse engineering on target software and hardware systems to identify exploitable weaknesses for cyberspace capability development.

What You'll Be Doing:

• • Perform technical analysis of target platforms, including discovery of zero-day vulnerabilities through fuzzing and code analysis.
  • Reverse engineer software applications, firmware, and hardware components using disassemblers, debuggers, and binary analysis tools.
  • Perform vulnerability discovery through automated fuzzing, manual code review, and dynamic/static analysis techniques.
  • Rapidly prototype proof-of-concept exploits to validate vulnerability findings and assess operational utility.
  • Analyze target system architectures, protocols, and security mechanisms to identify attack surfaces and weakness patterns.
  • Document vulnerability technical details, exploitation methodology, and recommended capability development approaches.
  • Provide technical intelligence briefs to capability developers on target system weaknesses and exploitation pathways.
  • Collaborate with capability development teams to translate vulnerability research into operational tools.
  • Maintain awareness of public vulnerability disclosures, exploit techniques, and adversary tradecraft relevant to target systems.
  • Apply offensive cyber domain expertise, including red/purple team operations, to develop and deliver mission-critical solutions.
  • Conduct limited TDY travel as mission requires.

• Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
• Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
• Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
• Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
• Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
• Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.