Cyber Tool and Capability Developer
Cyber Tool and Capability Developer
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Overview:
Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the crossfertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit www.draper.
Job Description Summary:
Draper is actively seeking a Cyber Software Engineer to support current and future cybersecurity machine learning and cyber tool development projects across a variety of domains supporting the United States of Americas national interest.Due to the variety of USG organizational needs our technical efforts and opportunities vary from conventional cyber operations enablement tooling to embedded vulnerability research and exploit development on a wide range of devices and systems.
We are looking for enthusiastic and ambitious individuals to join and lead our growing set of programs and innovate for the greater good of our Nations security. As a part of the Draper Cyber Software team you will drive the design and development of software tools and capabilities perform static and dynamic analysis on diverse firmware and software and share your expertise with others via mentoring and technical leadership opportunities.
You will be a part of a multidisciplinary team with expertise in a wide array of technologies and skills such as embedded systems compiler theory threat intelligence fuzzing binary analysis and vulnerability research.
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities using a breadth of technologies and techniques.
Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications.
Integrate software capabilities with other tasks or groups to improve performance or behavior requirements.
Create new tools and systems to detect and exploit vulnerabilities and system weaknesses.
Document nominal application and system functionality in addition to implemented changes.
Independently execute analysis assignments under the oversight of program leadership
Contribute content for technical reports and presentations with appropriate guidance
Adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements.
Identify challenges associated with assigned work and communicate them to project leadership.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities
Curiositydriven approach to solving complex customerdriven problems as part of a multidisciplinary team
Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multidisciplinary program team members program leadership and nontechnical personnel
Be a team player able to work in a fastpaced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands
Education
Requires a bachelors in computer science computer engineering or related field.
Experience
03 years experience in Cybersecurity or related field is required.
Additional Job Description:
- Proficiencyin developing custom lowlevel software tools and integrating those tools into complex (both embedded and nonembedded) systems.
- Proficiencywith contemporary program analysis methodologies and techniques (static and dynamic). Relevant tools include Ghidra Ida Binary Ninja Radare Angr debuggers (GDB winDBG) emulation tools (Qemu) fuzzers (AFL) etc.
- Experience with techniques that prevent reverse engineering and employ obfuscation or diversification.
- Proven backgroundin researching and exploiting software vulnerabilities.
- Knowledgeof secure coding practices and mitigation techniques against software attack vectors.
- Proficientusing programming languages and their build systems such as: C C Python GoLang Rust.
- Experience in compiler toolchain development such as building custom LLVM passes. Experience with leveraging the different stages of compilation i.e. intermediate representation.
- Experience in building highquality code and helping others to meet those same coding standards.
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Job Location City:
CambridgeJob Location State:
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0Our work is very important to us but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve worklife balance including workplace flexibility employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga health and finance workshops off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you apply now www.draper/careers.
Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a highperformance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation national origin veteran status or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation please contact .
Employment Type
Full-Time
