Prosum
CybersecurityDirect SmartRecruiters career site

Windows OS Internals Guru (C++)

Location
San Diego, CA · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Lead / Staff
Listed
30 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • C++
  • Windows internals
  • minifilter driver development
  • Windows API
  • malware analysis

Also useful

  • IDA
  • WinDbg
  • OllyDbg
  • NTFS/FAT file systems

Qualifications

  • Desire to work in a dynamic field, facing and solving problems which regularly have no currently known solution within the industry
  • Proficiency in C and C++ on Windows
  • Minifilter driver development
  • Experience working with system instrumentation via callbacks, hooks, or hypervisors
  • Extensive knowledge of the Windows API, particularly the lower level Nt APIs.
  • Familiarity with the underlying structures of the registry and NTFS/FAT file systems
  • Solid background in malware analysis and reverse engineering using IDA, HIEW, OllyDbg, or Windbg
  • Multi-threaded client/server application development experience

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About the Company

Our client is seeking an elite engineer with extensive experience working with low level structures and interfaces within Windows. You’ll have the opportunity to build the future of technology stacks, working in a small team with the ability to substantially influence technical direction and operate without micromanagement.

The role will be focused on solving currently unsolved challenges in the security industry. Familiarity working in undocumented or semi-documented areas of the operating system will be crucial, requiring a “hacker” mentality to tackle problems creatively. Driver development expertise is recommended and familiarity working with malware is highly beneficial.

Read the original posting

From Prosum's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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