Software Researcher

National Defense Group
Laurel, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 11/27/2022 CLOSED ON 1/28/2023

Job Posting for Software Researcher at National Defense Group

Citizenship and Security Requirements

Candidates must meet all of the following requirements. If you do not meet these requirements you will not be eligible for consideration.

  • US Citizenship
  • Active Top Secret clearance
  • Current Full-Scope Polygraph


IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS THEN DO NOT APPLY


Position Overview: 
The candidate will be working independently as a Software Researcher to identify flaws in software. Additionally, the candidate must be familiar with the latest techniques in vulnerability research and demonstrate their ability to follow best practices. The candidate must be extremely detail oriented when documenting their research. Often, the candidate will be required to write code in C, Python, and Assembly to demonstrate ability to control the flaws.
 
Position Requirements:
• Understanding of OS Internals (any major OS)
• Experience reading and writing assembly (x86/x64, ARM, MIPS, etc.)
• Extensive experience with debuggers (WinDBG, GDB, ADB, BDI, etc.)
• Experience with dynamic and static binary analysis, fuzzing techniques, and source code auditing
• Strong C, Python, and ASM development experience
• Demonstrated ability to self-drive research tasking
• Motivated to learn complex systems
• Working as a team with researchers and developers


About National Defense Group
We are a small, but growing, company. We are committed to always maintain the personal feel of a small company and value each and every employee as a person.

NDG matches highly specialized cleared workers with clients, saving the government time and money, while providing for its employees with honesty and appreciation. At NDG, we pride ourselves on locating and retaining the highest skilled cyber-security engineers in the world. We focus on providing only the highest quality engineers to our customers while maintaining high retention rates by giving our employees one of the most competitive benefits packages in the industry. Here are some of the benefits our experts enjoy:


  • 30 days paid time off per year to use whenever you want
  • 100% employer paid health insurance premiums
  • $5,000 per year guaranteed training (Yes. Guaranteed. It is part of the compensation package.)
  • Employees get 3% of their base salary in a 401k account no matter what they contribute
  • Salaries are higher than most companies offer even without these benefits
  • Spot bonuses for customer recognition.


National Defense Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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