[Remote] Senior Specialist, Security Research Engineer Job Details | L3HHCM20

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. L3Harris Technologies is a trusted partner in providing security products and consultancy services. The Senior Specialist, Security Research Engineer will work with a team of security researchers to develop cutting-edge cyber security solutions and support engineering efforts in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with security researchers to adopt working research output into commercial products
• Transform vulnerability writeups and proof of concept code into mature capabilities
• Effectively communicate status and technical challenges using language that is appropriate to your audience
• Participate in planning and prioritization activities with members of the commercial arm of the organization
• Provide engineering support to customer reported issues
• Provide guidance to less experienced engineers in technical fields relevant to the platform and the domains of cyber security and software engineering
• Monitor industry trends and publicly disclosed techniques for incorporation into our products
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance
• Working knowledge of OS and application vulnerability classes
• Proven experience analyzing malware samples, producing vulnerability proofs of concept, and understanding mitigations provided by software patches
• Comfortable with C programming, memory management concepts, assembly languages, and private (undocumented) APIs
• Demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of a mobile platform (Android or iOS) including OS internals, mobile ecosystem languages (Objective-C, Swift, Java, and/or Kotlin), and system security mechanisms
• Demonstrated proficiency using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Hopper and dynamic tools such as Frida or ADB
• Demonstrated proficiency using common software development tools such as git, gitlab CI, and cmake
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous or incompletely defined problems and resolve them through consultation with appropriate stakeholders
• Demonstrated a collaborative and team-oriented mindset for accomplishing goals and a bias to action
• Substantial experience in CNO development/offensive cyber security
• Has/had a TS clearance with ability to obtain SCI access
• Experience working in an air-gapped development environment

Benefits

• Health and disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• EAP
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays

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