Capabilities Development Specialist - Entry Level (Maryland

Capabilities Development Specialist

Are you driven by a passion to work at the cutting edge of technology? Do you dream to make the impossible possible? The National Security Agency is seeking highly motivated Computer Science and Computer/Electrical Engineering professionals to drive its mission to develop new capabilities, design new approaches, help solve complex problems, and research new solutions to propel our mission. As a Capabilities Development Specialist (CDS), your job will be to develop custom high-priority offensive and defensive capabilities targeting the hardest-to-reach adversarial networks in the world.

In defense of our Nation, we conduct innovative research and produce hardware and software tools unlike anything in the world. By joining our team, you will apply and grow your expertise to create new ways to get critical information to our national decision makers. Whether it is in software, hardware, or cutting-edge research, if you are up for a challenge, have unbridled curiosity, and a drive to develop tomorrow's technologies and tools today, apply to join our team.

Use your unique experiences and expertise to protect national security interests as part of the world's most advanced team of computer science and engineering professionals!

Applicants may be considered for direct placement positions or for the following NSA Development Program: CNODP - Computer Network Operations Development Program.

For any questions regarding CNODP, please email CNODP.

If you have interests, skills, or experience in one or more of the following areas, we'd like to hear from you:

• Software Specialties:
  Strong software development skills (C, C++, Assembly, ARM);
  Software RE/interactive debugging tools (e.g., Ghidra, Olly Dbg, gdb);
  Software application vulnerability analysis and exploitation;
  Operating system internals;
  Mobile platform development and analysis;
  Algorithmic analysis;
  Prototyping.
• Malware Reverse Engineer:
  Perform advanced malware analysis/reverse engineering of specialized malware/complex files. CISSP, CEH, GREM, GPEN certifications are a plus.
• Hardware Specialties:
  Hardware RE, design, development, or testing (Verilog, VHDL, FPGA, PCB);
  Testing and debugging tools (JTAG, Oscilloscopes, etc.).

Job roles may include:

• Developing exploitation capabilities and analytics to enable foreign target network collection
• Designing hardware components and systems to further signals intelligence missions
• Analyzing sophisticated malware

When submitting your application, please ensure that you fully populate all sections of the resume tool with all relevant skills, experience, and education, as the resume entered into the tool will be the primary resume used to evaluate your application. Please do NOT populate the resume tool with 'see resume.' Please upload a copy of your transcripts from all schools attended into your Candidate Profile, prior to applying for this position.

Unofficial transcripts are fine at this stage. Minimum qualifications for this position require a degree that demonstrates a concentration of computer science (CS) courses in foundational CS areas.