Android Mobile Reverse Engineer: All Levels (Requires Applicants Currently Hold TS Level Clearance)

Location: Vienna, VA

Description:

Reverse engineering Android malware, defeating obfuscation techniques and collecting evidence of malicious behavior. Provide support in the form of scripting to enable better application triage and value-added reverse engineering expertise. Integrate existing scripts into our analysis pipelines and develop new scripts in response to customer specifications.

Reverse Engineers will be working primarily with decompiled Java but will occasionally encounter Java/Smali bytecode and native libraries that require familiarity with the ARM assembly language.

Regardless of whether you are applying to a software developer or reverse engineer position, if your application is approved, we will test you on both skills as part of our hiring process. At this time, the majority of our open positions require an aptitude in both domains.

Core Position Requirements:

• US Citizenship required (no exceptions)
• Applicants MUST hold a TS (Top Secret) Level US Government Security Clearance at time of application.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cyber Security, or Math **A minor in one of the above degree types is also acceptable if degree major is a hard STEM discipline.

Technical Requirements:

• Must possess strong software development skills
• Must be able to read and/or write x86, x64, and/or ARM Assembly code
• Able to create and debug scripts that enable reverse engineering
• Familiar with maintainable software processes, including: software documentation, source code versioning, unit testing
• Able to convey technical topics verbally, in source code comments, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with ever-changing requirements
• Possess one of the following
• Experience developing in Java and an interest in learning about Java bytecode and ARM assembly
• Experience reverse engineering binaries with Ghidra or IDA Pro

Desirable:

• Prior Android development experience.
• Experience reverse engineering mobile applications
• Familiarity with APK decompilation tools such as JEB, JADX or Dex2Jar
• Experience reverse engineering native ARM binaries with IDA Pro or Ghidra
• Familiarity with the ARM assembly language
• Familiar with hex editors and working at the byte-level
• Platform specific mobile development language experience using Kotlin

Key Qualities:

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, strong work ethic
• Able to quickly adapt to new situations and problems
• Able to operate in a mission-critical and time-sensitive environments
• Able to work in a team environment

Benefits:

• Mission focused work environment
• Subsidized medical/dental/vision insurance
• HSA contributions
• 401k matching
• Holiday and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Monthly WAN parties & quarterly events
• Flexible hours

Remote work is not an option. We do offer relocation assistance. Please see our careers page or inquire with your recruiter about the terms and conditions.

Salary and other Compensation:

The hourly rate of pay ranges from $43.27 - $96.15

The salary range for this position is subject not only to the hire's skills, education, expertise, and years of experience, but also to features of the final position offered to the hire: including, but not limited to the location of the position, clearance required for the position, and the contract associated with the position. See our Perks & Benefits page for a general description of benefits and other potential compensation benefits: https://www.ciphertechsolutions.com/careers/perks-benefits/

About Us:

At Cipher Tech Solutions, Inc. (Cipher Tech), we take great pride in supporting some of the most mission critical work in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. The majority of our company is comprised of extremely talented software developers who write production tools which directly support one of two missions: digital forensics and malware reverse engineering.

Digital forensics is the practice of extracting and processing evidence from computers, phones, tablets, cameras, flash-drives, and just about any other form of digital media. The results of our work are then used to support federal and military law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counter terrorist activities.

Malware reverse engineering is the practice of analyzing malicious code. The goal of a reverse engineer is to understand how the malicious code works and determine facts such as:

*How did it infect the victim's computer *What kind of information it is seeking to steal *How is it communicating with the author (actor) *Who that actor might be.

Vaccination Notice:

Please be aware that you are applying for a position to work as a federal contractor. As such, Cipher Tech will require, and your employment will be subject to, such vaccinations as are required by federal, state, and local law requirements.

Important Security Clearance Information:

Be aware that you are applying for a job that requires a U.S. Government Security Clearance.

The U.S. government will not issue security clearances to recent users of illegal drugs. On your application to us, you must acknowledge that you have not engaged in any illegal drug use within the past twelve months (illegal drug use includes, but is not limited to, the use of illegal substances, the misuse of prescriptions, the misuse of over-the-counter substances, and the use of medical or recreational marijuana that may be deemed legal at the state level but is still considered illegal by the federal government). NOTE: CIPHER TECH WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WITH A DISABILITY, INCLUDING ILLEGAL DRUG USERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY SOUGHT PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT FOR A DRUG PROBLEM.

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Cipher Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring and employment decisions are made on the basis of business requirements, performance, and merit with no regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, or other protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.