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Reverse Engineer / Vulnerability Researcher

Hanover, Maryland

Hanover, Maryland

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Job ID: 646155BR Date posted: Apr. 03, 2024 Program: CYBER2
Description:Reverse Engineer / Vulnerability Researcher

Do you want to lead the way in processes, techniques, tools, tactics, and technology supporting Offensive Cyber Operations?

Are you skilled in Reverse Engineering or Vulnerability Research?

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Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in an engineering/technical discipline from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, or experience in lieu of degree and 12+ years of experience showing increasing technology complexity
Desired Skills:
Experience in any of the areas below:

Interest in Offensive Cyber and/or hacking demonstrated through experience, certifications, or personal projects.

Experience developing in C, C++, or objective C.

Scripting language experience. (Python, Ruby, etc.)

Assembly language experience. (x86-64, ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, etc.)

Demonstrated understanding of common IP network principles. (IP addressing, subnetting, routing, NAT, VLANs, etc.)

Experience with reverse engineering tools and debuggers. (IDAPro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, etc.)

Experience with virtualization and emulation tools.(VMware, KVM, QEMU, etc.)

Strong communication skills specifically working with technical audiences (verbal and written).

Demonstrated knowledge of internals for any major operating system including Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, and any real-time operating system.

Experience performing low-level development (ex: C and/or assembly) for any major operating system.

Experience developing proof-of-concept exploits to include CVEs.

Experience firmware dumping (SPI flash, JTAG, SWD, UART, etc.)

Demonstrated understanding of basic cryptography and current cryptographic protocols.

Experience in any of the following developer tools:

• Project Collaboration Tools (Atlassian Jira, Confluence, etc.)
• Development build tools (GNU Make, cross-compilers, etc.)
• Software configuration management (Git, Subversion, etc.)
• Automated test and CI/CD systems (Atlassian Bamboo, Jenkins, etc.)
• Virtualized environments (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, etc.)

Experience in Multiple Security Tools and Techniques:

• Reverse engineering tools (IDAPro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, etc.)
• Dynamic analysis tools and emulation (gdb, QEMU, etc.)
• Protocol analysis tools (Wireshark, etc.)
• RF test equipment (SDRs, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
• Electronics test equipment (ex: oscilloscopes, logic/bus analyzers, JTAG, traffic generators, etc.)
• Glitching (Clock, Power, Thermal, etc.)

Experience with one or more communications and network protocols such as:

• Data exchange formats (JSON, XML, etc.)
• Data transfer protocols (FTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), MQTT, WebSocket, etc.)
• Network service protocols (DHCP, DNS, SNMP, etc.)
• Wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular networking, ZigBee, LoRaWAN, etc.)
• Tunneling protocols (IPsec, OpenVPN, tor, etc.)
• Media protocols (SIP, VoIP, HTML5 audio/video, etc.)

Experience with one or more hardware protocols such as:

• Hardware bus protocols (SPI, I2C, USB, PCI Express, Thunderbolt, etc.)
• ICS/SCADA bus protocols (Modbus, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, etc.)
• Vehicular CAN bus
Clearance Level: TS/SCI w/Poly SP
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 9x80 every other Friday off
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: RMS
Relocation Available: No
Career Area: Cyber Security
Type: Task Order/IDIQ
Shift: First
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About

Lockheed Martin is the leader of cyber security defense, cyber operations and sensitive data protection. We employ the world's best cyber minds from diverse fields – people who are passionate about and empowered by our customers' missions. Lockheed Martin's best-in-cyber teams are experts in thinking like the enemy – identifying adversary activity and anticipating advanced persistent threats to strengthen platform defenses, inside and out of our networks.

Our Commitment to Sustainability: We foster innovation, integrity and security to preserve the environment, strengthen diverse communities and propel growth.

Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:

  • Full Time
  • Level: Entry, Mid, Senior
  • Travel: Minimal, dependent on role

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Qualifications

What does a successful Cyber Security employee at Lockheed Martin look like?
Check out the info below to see if you have what it takes.

  • Analytical

    Advancing technologies and out of the box thinking that enable cyber operations, resulting in inventing solutions that will keep us safe today and into the future.

  • Creative

    Natural curiosity is an absolutely essential trait. Curiosity leads to continual learning which allows you to stay one step ahead of the threat.

  • Curious

    The ability to anticipate hackers’ intent and disrupt their next move is key. Seeking out new weaknesses before they become weaknesses. Proactively learning and updating systems is how we stay ahead of the threat.

  • Proactive

    We have hard problems to solve and we look for people who thrive at solving them, who can see problems from both the defensive and offensive sides.

  • Problem Solver

    Whatever you know today could be different tomorrow as security is constantly changing. Possessing strong technical skills and intellectual depth along with a willingness to continually learn from others is important to adapt to and address the Advanced Persistent Threat.

  • Technologically savvy

    The ability to analyze and disseminate threat intelligence. The ability to analyze and address the root cause, learn from the attack and anticipate the hacker’s next move.

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Quote

“Cyber is the most exciting career field! Every day, there's new cyber threat information that we leverage to shape our courses of action when identifying, assessing, developing, integrating, and continuously evaluating the effectiveness of defensive measures.”

Dr. Dawn B., Senior Fellow

Benefits

  • Healthcare

    Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.

  • 401(k)/Retirement Plans

    Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.

  • Professional Development

    We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs, funding for cyber certifications.

  • Maternity and Paternity Leave

    Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.

  • Paid Time Off

    We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.

  • Flex-time

    Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.

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