Senior Reverse Engineer - Embedded Security

Webster & Webster Associates
Baltimore, United States of America
27 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 250K

Job location

Baltimore, United States of America

Tech stack

Assembly Language
C++
Custom Software
Firmware
Python
Reverse Engineering
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Serial Peripheral Interface
Hardware Testing
Cyber Threat Analysis
Information Technology
IDA Pro

Job description

  • Direct and mentor engineering teams through complex reverse engineering cycles to ensure high-impact project delivery
  • Perform deep-dive static and dynamic analysis to identify flaws in hardware-interfacing software and firmware
  • Design sophisticated exploits to validate security gaps, demonstrating risks like privilege escalation or unauthorized code execution
  • Architect and implement robust security solutions designed to detect and thwart advanced persistent threats in real-time
  • Engineer custom software frameworks to automate the identification of vulnerabilities within low-level codebases
  • Navigate ambiguous technical challenges to advance the state of the art in system-wide security architectures
  • Provide expert reporting and occasional travel to support on-site project milestones and hardware analysis
  • Communicate highly technical findings to internal stakeholders and external partners through detailed documentation
  • Participate in hands-on hardware testing and project execution requiring physical presence at our specialized facilities

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience in software or hardware reverse engineering
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and Python for low-level development
  • Expertise in assembly languages such as ARM, MIPS, or x86
  • Experience with IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Binary Ninja equivalent
  • Curiosity and high self-initiative in a research-heavy environment
  • Ability to lead and mentor junior engineers
  • Familiarity with firmware security, hardware-software interfaces such as I2C, UART, SPI
  • Active security clearance preferred or the ability to obtain one

If you are a results-driven professional who thrives on the challenge of identifying vulnerabilities and is ready to take full ownership of mission-critical security research, we want to hear from you. Take the next

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