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
$ 250KJob 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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