Senior Vulnerability Research Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-07
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity
Senior Vulnerability Research / Reverse Engineer
At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.
Parsons is seeking a Senior Vulnerability Research / Reverse Engineer to join our team in support of specialized military cyber operations. You'll be a critical member of a small team, responsible for research and development of cyber capabilities. Join our team of best-in-industry cyber warriors who are dedicated to providing superior service in support of national defense objectives.
This position can support hybrid, or in-person. Candidates willing to be hybrid and able to work in a classified environment at one of Parsons' offices in Centreville, Chantilly, or Herndon, VA are preferred.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Perform vulnerability research / reverse engineering (VR/RE) against a variety of hardware and software targets
- Allocate tasking to support larger-scale cyber tool development
- Perform testing and integration of cyber tools
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in related technical field and 10+ years of professional related experience;
Master's degree in related field will be considered in lieu of 4 years on experience - 10+ years utilizing programming languages such as Python, C, C++, x86
- 5+ years of experience in vulnerability research and/or cyber tool development
- Knowledge of networking fundamentals
- Experience developing in Windows and Linux environments
- Experience with CI / CD Pipelines and version control (Git)
Desired
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in vulnerability research and/or cyber tool development
- Cross-Platform Windows-Linux development
- Experience with Windows Internals and/or Linux kernel level programming
- Knowledge of concurrent application development concepts (multi-threaded and/or distributed)
- Familiarity with antivirus evasion techniques
- Assembly languages (x86, ARM, MIPS, etc)
- Additional Operating Systems (Android, iOS, OSX)
- Certified/trained in one or more of the following:
Corelan Bootcamp/Advanced, Man Tech ACTP Windows/Linux/VR&E, OSCP, OSED, OSWE - Experience supporting USCYBERCOM, NSA, DoD cyber operations, or related mission environments
Security Clearance Requirement:
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance
- U.S. Citizenship is required
Salary Range: $ - $
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