Capability Development Specialist

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Capability Development Specialist

Ever Watch is a government solutions company providing advanced defense, intelligence, and deployed support to our country’s most critical missions. We are a full‑service government solutions company that harnesses advanced technology and solutions to strengthen defenses and control environments, preserving continuity and ensuring mission success.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

As a capability development specialist, you support full project life cycles, guiding an agile team of professionals. You manage reverse engineering and vulnerability analyses of diverse software problems, inform operational parameters for complex systems, and leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to influence the delivery of your work. Using your network operations experience, you determine what the art of the possible is and transform it into reality for clients.

Help us combat the most advanced adversaries and defend national security.

You have:

• 8+ years of experience with software development using C, C++, Rust, or Python
• 6+ years of experience developing exploit capabilities for Linux environments
• 6+ years of experience working in an Agile, SAFe, or iterative software development environment using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Git Lab, and employing Dev Sec Ops  processes
• Experience as a senior technical leader and mentor, elevating team performance, skills, and developing cyber personnel, fostering technical depth, professional growth, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Experience taking a defined vulnerability from concept to exploitation proof‑of‑concept
• Experience with Linux kernel exploitation techniques, privilege escalation, or persistence techniques
• Experience gathering requirements and designing and developing approaches for product security, resilient cryptographic solutions, and anti‑forensic measures
• Knowledge of operating system internals, such as processes, memory, or file systems
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• HS diploma or GED and 8+ years of experience with software development, or an associate’s degree and 6+ years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience with software development

• 5+ years of experience with Assembly
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Cybersecurity

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required.

Compensation is determined by various factors, including location, education, skills, and experience. The projected compensation range is $41.78 to $95.20 per hour. This estimate represents a typical compensation range for this position and is just one component of Ever Watch’s total compensation package.

TS/SCI CIP

US‑MD – Annapolis Junction

C/C++, Python, Linux, Jira, Dev Sec Ops