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Top Secret
Unspecified
CI Polygraph
IT - Software
Lorton, VA (On-Site/Office)
Job Description
ECS is seeking a Cyber Capability Developer (Reverse Engineer) to work in our Newington, VA office.
ECS is proud to support a new 5-year contract with the FBI's Operational Technology Division (OTD) Research & Development Support Program.
This program delivers innovative research, development, and IT infrastructure solutions that enable the FBI's mission. Our work spans IT Support, Cybersecurity, IT Services, and Administrative Compliance-all aimed at solving today's most complex technical and investigative challenges.
As a Cyber Capability Developer (Reverse Engineer), you'll apply your technical expertise to analyze, deconstruct, and understand software and firmware systems. Working within Agile teams, you'll assist senior engineers in discovering vulnerabilities, refining security controls, and supporting the creation of tools and techniques that strengthen the FBI's technical capabilities.
Responsibilities
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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.
ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.
ECS is seeking a Cyber Capability Developer (Reverse Engineer) to work in our Newington, VA office.
ECS is proud to support a new 5-year contract with the FBI's Operational Technology Division (OTD) Research & Development Support Program.
This program delivers innovative research, development, and IT infrastructure solutions that enable the FBI's mission. Our work spans IT Support, Cybersecurity, IT Services, and Administrative Compliance-all aimed at solving today's most complex technical and investigative challenges.
As a Cyber Capability Developer (Reverse Engineer), you'll apply your technical expertise to analyze, deconstruct, and understand software and firmware systems. Working within Agile teams, you'll assist senior engineers in discovering vulnerabilities, refining security controls, and supporting the creation of tools and techniques that strengthen the FBI's technical capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Reverse Engineering: Assist in analyzing software binaries, firmware, and systems to understand functionality, uncover vulnerabilities, and extract proprietary algorithms.
- Vulnerability Identification: Contribute to identifying and assessing security weaknesses, design flaws, and exploitable code paths.
- Collaborative Problem-Solving: Work with developers, analysts, and security engineers to resolve complex technical challenges and develop effective mitigations.
- Documentation & Reporting: Prepare detailed technical documentation, findings, and reports summarizing analysis, methodologies, and recommendations.
- Continuous Improvement: Support process optimization by implementing best practices and helping integrate modern reverse-engineering techniques into the team's workflow.
- Active Top Secret with eligibility for SCI w/ CI Poly.
- 5+ years of experience in reverse engineering, cybersecurity, or software development roles.
- 3+ years of experience in Agile environments.
- Exposure to reverse engineering tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, JEB, Hopper) and basic understanding of software debugging.
- Location: Newington, VA - Hybrid work environment with the potential to work two days onsite and three days remote each week, depending on mission needs.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Familiarity with C, C++, Python, or Java and comfort working across multiple OS environments (Windows, Linux, macOS).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.
ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3800+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.
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