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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Vulnerability Researcher to join our team! In this role you will get to lead and mentor a team of Vulnerability Researchers.

What You'll Be Doing:

Leading a team of other researchers to analyze complex systems for weaknesses and vulnerabilities

Developing proof-of-concept exploits and other related tools

Mentoring junior Vulnerability Researchers

Interfacing with government counterparts

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

​Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline (equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of degree) plus 10 years of experience or a Master's degree plus 8 years of experience.

Active TS Clearance is required

Minimum of 10+ years of relevant work experience with experience leading teams

Reverse engineering across various architectures and platforms; including x86/64, ARM, MIPS, etc.

Experience with disassemblers (IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra)

Knowledge of common exploitation countermeasures (DEP, ASLR, etc.)

Knowledge of countermeasure defeats (ROP programming)

Researching operating system and applications to understand strengths and weaknesses in the design and implementation

Modeling of in-memory compiled application behavior

Ability to use a scripting language (Python, etc.)

Software development using C or C++

Development experience with RTOS

Self-motivated and passionate about supporting the U.S. cybersecurity mission

Demonstrated leadership skills, organizational capability and management techniques

A personality and communication skills that inspire teams to create and build amazing things

Strong orientation toward both details and results, an understanding of customer relationships, and an ability to discern and read between the lines

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

Experience with software protection and binary analysis

Familiarity with modern exploitation techniques, tools, and methodologies

Experience with hypervisors

Ability to analyze network protocols throughout all layers of the network stack

Background in software engineering and architecture

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $217,400.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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