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Principal Vulnerability Researcher

Principal Vulnerability Researcher

Motion Recruitment Partners LLCArlington, VA, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

We are seeking skilled Vulnerability Researchers to support the analysis of malicious software and development of mission-critical cyber capabilities. This role involves designing, building, and deploying tools across areas such as command-and-control, persistence, and networking.

Required Skills

  • Requires an active Secret clearance or higher.
  • Hands-on experience reverse engineering compiled programs (C / C++)
  • Proficiency in common assembly languages (x86, x86-64, ARM)
  • Strong scripting background (Python)
  • Skilled with debuggers and decompilers (gdb, Binja, IDA Pro)

Preferred Skills

  • Experience developing or bypassing mitigations (ASLR, DEP, NX)
  • Defeating anti-reverse engineering techniques (obfuscation)
  • Knowledge of embedded platforms (FPGA, physical memory)
  • Secure implementation of cryptographic primitives (AES-GCM, SHA256, ECDSA)
  • Familiarity with program analysis methods (control flow, program slicing, taint tracing)
  • Use of automated analysis techniques (fuzzing, emulation, sandboxing)
  • Deep understanding of file systems and formats (ELF, PE, Mach-O)
  • Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience building proof-of-concept exploits
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