Accenture Federal Services
Aerospace & DefenseDirect Greenhouse career site

Senior Vulnerability Researcher

Pay
$86,400 – $176,200 per year
Location
Herndon, VA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Senior
Listed
31 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Ghidra
  • IDA Pro
  • reverse engineering
  • operating system internals
  • Python

Also useful

  • Binary Ninja
  • WinDbg
  • VMware ESXi

What You'll Do

  • Conduct vulnerability research and analysis across Linux, Embedded, and Windows operating systems.
  • Reverse engineer complex binaries using tools such as Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA Pro, and debuggers like WinDbg.
  • Perform embedded systems analysis and development in support of mission requirements.
  • Analyze and work with advanced network protocols, including RF, wire-level, and routing protocols.
  • Develop in modern programming languages such as C/C++, Python, and Bash.
  • Utilize virtualization and infrastructure tools including VMware, vSphere, ESXi, Workstation, and network/storage management technologies.
  • Build, maintain, and interpret databases of test results; document setups, findings, and recommendations.
  • Provide clear and concise reporting through internal systems such as GitLab, Jira, Confluence, and internal wikis.
  • Deliver weekly status updates to government clients and communicate technical insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Mentor junior researchers and subcontractor partners.
  • Support a dynamic mission environment, including flexibility for occasional weekends, extended hours, and travel to customer sites as needed.

What you need to get into the door

  • Cyber tool testing experience
  • In depth knowledge of Python
  • Network threat hunting
  • Prior experience with military or government cyber operations support
  • Ability to interpret a database of results; describe test set up and results to team members and client; review log files; write reports; update documentation files
  • Confidence and creativity to recommend corrections, tool and test environment improvements, and innovative approaches to incorporate client feedback
  • Academic degree(s) in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Mathematics or Physics; or equivalent military experience

Bonus if you have

  • Experience with Bash
  • Experience with complex cyber tools testing
  • Experience with VMware, vSphere, ESXi, Workstation, managing storage solutions
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Knowledge of C/C++
  • Security clearance: Active TS/SCI security clearance is required
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  • #LI-Defense

Pay and benefits

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$86,400—$176,200 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

About Accenture Federal Services

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Senior Vulnerability Researcher to join our advanced cyber capabilities team. In this role, you will apply deep technical expertise in operating system internals, reverse engineering, and vulnerability analysis to support real-world global cyber missions. You will work hands-on in both unclassified and classified environments, collaborating with a small, highly skilled team within a large, mission-critical program.

Read the original posting

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