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Senior Reverse Engineer

Motion Recruitment

Arlington, VirginiaHybridDirect Hire$180k - $260kA leading embedded security firm is hiring a Reverse Engineer to join their team supporting advanced research and real-world exploitation across embedded hardware and firmware. This is a full time, hybrid role in the DC metro area focused on low level reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and exploit development. The role is not limited to Federal work. You will have the opportunity to support both Federal programs and Commercial Fortune 500 customers. You will be working on complex embedded systems where the problems are ambiguous and the impact is real. This is deeply hands-on, research driven work where you will perform reverse engineering, identify vulnerabilities through advanced analysis techniques, and develop offensive and defensive tooling. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting edge problems, contribute to internal tooling, and collaborate with some of the strongest security researchers in the industry.Required Skills & Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in software and hardware reverse engineering
  • Expert level understanding of vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques
  • Experience with assembly for at least one major architecture
  • Strong computer science fundamentals
  • Proficiency in C or C++ and Python
  • Active clearance or ability to obtainDesired Skills & Experience
  • Experience with fuzzing or side channel attacks
  • Familiarity with ARM, AARCH64, MIPS, or PPC assembly
  • Experience contributing to research or leading technical projects
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldWhat You Will Be Doing
  • Leading reverse engineering efforts across embedded hardware and software
  • Identifying vulnerabilities through static, dynamic, and side channel analysis
  • Developing proof of concept exploits and offensive capabilities
  • Building defensive solutions to detect and prevent attacks
  • Developing tooling to automate vulnerability discovery
  • Contributing to internal platforms and research initiatives
  • Designing testing infrastructure for hardware and software systemsTech Breakdown
  • 50% Reverse Engineering and Vulnerability Research
  • 30% Exploit Development and Low Level Programming
  • 20% Tooling and Automation

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