Principal Vulnerability Researcher

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Vulnerability Researcher to join our team! In this role you will get to lead and mentor a team of Vulnerability Researchers.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Leading a team of other researchers to analyze complex systems for weaknesses and vulnerabilities

• Developing proof-of-concept exploits and other related tools

• Mentoring junior Vulnerability Researchers

• Interfacing with government counterparts

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• ​Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline (equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of degree) plus 10 years of experience or a Master's degree plus 8 years of experience.

• Minimum of 10+ years of relevant work experience with experience leading teams

• Must be a US Citizen

• Reverse engineering across various architectures and platforms; including x86/64, ARM, MIPS, etc.

• Experience with disassemblers (IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra)

• 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.)

• Software development using C or C++

• Development experience with RTOS

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

• Demonstrated leadership skills, organizational capability and management techniques

• A personality and communication skills that inspire teams to create and build amazing things

• Strong orientation toward both details and results, an understanding of customer relationships, and an ability to discern and read between the lines

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience with software protection and binary analysis

• Familiarity with modern exploitation techniques, tools, and methodologies

• Experience with hypervisors

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

• Background in software engineering and architecture

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

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

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

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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