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Lead Application Penetration Tester*
A Cybersecurity Testing & Consulting Firm
$150,000 - $180,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent job experience
- Thorough security testing of developer workflows and mobile applications (iPhone and Android), including identification of security issues and vulnerabilities
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages and understanding of secure coding practices
- In-depth source code reviews to identify security flaws or weaknesses that could be exploited in software applications
- Detailed assessments and compilation of findings into reports for further review and action
- Experience with tools like Burp Suite Pro, Checkmarx, Corellium, Synopsys, Acunetix, VeraCode, SAST & DAST Tools, Plextrac, Cloud security (AWS / Azure / Oracle), Postman, SmartBear ReadyAPI, SoapUI, and Hashicorp Vault
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor penetration testers, ensuring high-quality security assessments
- Mobile & DevOps Security: Conduct security testing of mobile apps (iOS/Android) and integrate security into DevOps pipelines
- Code & Penetration Testing: Perform source code reviews and comprehensive web/mobile penetration testing
- Reporting & Collaboration: Document findings in detailed reports and collaborate with development teams for remediation
- Offensive Security: Execute red team exercises and offensive security operations
- Security Strategy: Develop and implement security testing strategies and best practices
- Global Collaboration: Work with global teams to secure applications
- Automation: Automate security testing within CI/CD pipelines
iOS Application Security Engineer*
A Cyber-Risk Consulting Firm
$150,000 - $200,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or 5+ years in mobile application development
- Proficiency in iOS frameworks (UIKit, Core Data) and Android frameworks
- In-depth knowledge of mobile security vulnerabilities (OWASP Mobile Top 10) and remediation techniques
- Familiarity with mobile security testing tools (e.g., MobSF, Drozer, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP)
- Extensive experience in iOS application development using Swift/Objective-C, ideally also knowledge of Android (Java/Kotlin) security
- Strong understanding of cryptography principles, secure data storage, and key management
- Experience with mobile reverse engineering tools such as Frida
- Knowledge of App Store and Google Play Store compliance requirements
- Familiarity with advanced encryption techniques and secure app distribution
- Proficiency in iOS frameworks (UIKit, Core Data) and Android frameworks
- In-depth knowledge of mobile security vulnerabilities (OWASP Mobile Top 10) and remediation techniques
- Familiarity with mobile security testing tools (e.g., MobSF, Drozer, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP)
- Extensive experience in iOS application development using Swift/Objective-C, ideally also knowledge of Android (Java/Kotlin) security
- Strong understanding of cryptography principles, secure data storage, and key management
- Experience with mobile reverse engineering tools such as Frida
- Knowledge of App Store and Google Play Store compliance requirements
- Familiarity with advanced encryption techniques and secure app distribution
Key Responsibilities
- Secure Mobile Development: Implement secure coding practices (Swift/Objective-C, Kotlin/Java) and ensure secure data handling
- Security Architecture & Threat Modeling: Design secure architectures, perform threat modeling, and ensure compliance (OWASP, PCI DSS, NIST)
- Code Reviews & Auditing: Conduct code reviews, participate in security audits, and perform SAST/DAST
- Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing: Manage vulnerabilities, conduct penetration tests, and analyze threats
- Security Architecture & Threat Modeling: Design secure architectures, perform threat modeling, and ensure compliance (OWASP, PCI DSS, NIST)
- Code Reviews & Auditing: Conduct code reviews, participate in security audits, and perform SAST/DAST
- Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing: Manage vulnerabilities, conduct penetration tests, and analyze threats
- API Security & Compliance: Secure API integrations and ensure compliance with app store guidelines
- Collaboration & Incident Response: Collaborate with teams and respond to security incidents
Specialist, Offensive Android Security*
A Tech Giant Company
$151,200 - $207,500 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education training and experience
- Proficiency in tools for kernel debugging, fuzzing, and penetration testing
- Experience with reverse engineering tools (e.g., IDA Pro & Ghidra), debugging tools (e.g., JTAG/SWD)
- 5+ years of experience in system-level penetration testing and vulnerability research
- Strong knowledge of low-level programming languages such as C and Assembly
- Proficiency in tools for kernel debugging, fuzzing, and penetration testing
- Experience with reverse engineering tools (e.g., IDA Pro & Ghidra), debugging tools (e.g., JTAG/SWD)
- 5+ years of experience in system-level penetration testing and vulnerability research
- Strong knowledge of low-level programming languages such as C and Assembly
Key Responsibilities
- Identify trends in kernel and device driver attacks and conduct in-depth research on emerging threats
- Conduct reverse engineering and Secure OS architecture analysis
Develop automated vulnerability discovery and analysis tools, such as fuzzing tools
- Perform penetration testing on OS components, including TEE, bootloader, and kernel
- Research and test the latest exploit trends, developing Proof of Concept attacks and advanced exploits (0-day, 1-day)
- Conduct in-depth root cause analysis to understand and mitigate system vulnerabilities
Kernel Security Researcher*
A Tech Giant Company
$143,100 - $264,200 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Background in kernel and low level systems technologies
- Background in secure coding and code auditing
- Knowledge of modern anti-exploitation mitigations and their effectiveness
- Programming background in C, C++, and Python
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of macOS and iOS security architectures
- Background in secure coding and code auditing
- Knowledge of modern anti-exploitation mitigations and their effectiveness
- Programming background in C, C++, and Python
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of macOS and iOS security architectures
- Experience of software exploitation
- Knowledge of memory safe languages
- Proficiency with assembly languages, particularly ARM64, is a big plus
Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include enhancing the security of our products to make them the most secure in the industry, evaluating security-critical code, developing intelligent automated tools for vulnerability detection, building exploits to test mitigation techniques, providing security-focused consultations on key technologies to partner teams, and driving the design and development of new mitigation strategies. This position may require some travel to our other sites, vendors, and security conferences.
Mobile Reverse Engineer*
An IT Services Firm
$88,200 - $195,200 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ yrs experience in mobile software reverse engineering
- Experience with Windows, Linux, Android, OS X, and iOS operating system & architecture
- Experience in computer or cell phone architecture, system internals, operating systems, and/or boot process software engineering
Experience with static analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra and Binary Ninja
- Experience with debugging tools such as WinDbg
- Experience with virtualization, sandboxing, and emulation tools like VMware, KVM, QEMU and others
- Working knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, .NET, Python, Java, etc.
- Experience debugging mobile application memory and performance issues
Preferred:
- Experience requiring a deep knowledge of Android and a strong passion in mobile industry and mobile development
- Experience developing/designing mobile phone platforms highly desired
- Experience in wireless API's (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) preferred
- Engineer software scripts in C, C++, and Java with emphasis on prototyping and API extraction
- 5+ yrs experience in mobile software reverse engineering
- Experience with Windows, Linux, Android, OS X, and iOS operating system & architecture
- Experience in computer or cell phone architecture, system internals, operating systems, and/or boot process software engineering
Experience with static analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra and Binary Ninja
- Experience with debugging tools such as WinDbg
- Experience with virtualization, sandboxing, and emulation tools like VMware, KVM, QEMU and others
- Working knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, .NET, Python, Java, etc.
- Experience debugging mobile application memory and performance issues
Preferred:
- Experience requiring a deep knowledge of Android and a strong passion in mobile industry and mobile development
- Experience developing/designing mobile phone platforms highly desired
- Experience in wireless API's (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) preferred
- Engineer software scripts in C, C++, and Java with emphasis on prototyping and API extraction
Key Responsibilities
- Provide malicious code reverse engineering to isolate, review, analyze, and reverse-engineer potentially malicious programs recovered from compromised computer systems and networks
- Research new trends, techniques, and packaging of malicious software to stay current and ready to identify and handle zero-day exploits
- Research behavior of binaries and share detailed understanding of how apps behave at memory/register level in support of technical exploitation operations
- Support efforts to design, prototype, document, test, conduct exploitation automation and transition code analysis methods and tools specific to technical exploitation operations
- Research new trends, techniques, and packaging of malicious software to stay current and ready to identify and handle zero-day exploits
- Research behavior of binaries and share detailed understanding of how apps behave at memory/register level in support of technical exploitation operations
- Support efforts to design, prototype, document, test, conduct exploitation automation and transition code analysis methods and tools specific to technical exploitation operations
Senior Lead Security Engineer - Mobile*
A Global Banking Corporation
$147,700 - $190,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Formal training or certification on Mobile Development concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Strong understanding of mobile application security risks and mitigation strategies for both Android and iOS platforms
- Experience in implementing or managing mobile security operations
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps methodologies, and secure software development practices
- Ability to collaborate with development teams on security functions & resolutions
- Hands-on practical experience delivering enterprise level cybersecurity solutions and controls
- Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential for working effectively with teams on security implementations
- Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to select or recommend the best solutions for future state architecture & enterprise integrations
- Proven experience leading projects from scoping to delivery
- Strong understanding of mobile application security risks and mitigation strategies for both Android and iOS platforms
- Experience in implementing or managing mobile security operations
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps methodologies, and secure software development practices
- Ability to collaborate with development teams on security functions & resolutions
- Hands-on practical experience delivering enterprise level cybersecurity solutions and controls
- Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential for working effectively with teams on security implementations
- Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to select or recommend the best solutions for future state architecture & enterprise integrations
- Proven experience leading projects from scoping to delivery
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with in-house mobile development teams, providing guidance on secure coding practices, threat mitigation strategies, and optimal use of mobile security solutions.
- Utilize our mobile security vendors and tools to drive proactive security measures, ensuring optimal configuration, monitoring, and maintenance to safeguard our mobile applications.
- Oversee the deployment, integration, and ongoing support of mobile security tools, ensuring they are effectively utilized and updated.
- Provide technical leadership in securing mobile applications and infrastructure, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Manage the lifecycle of mobile security tools, including planning and executing upgrades to maintain optimal performance and security.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance security awareness, provide training, and ensure adherence to security protocols. Additionally, serve as a key feedback conduit to the mobile binary scanning team, risk management, and source scanning teams, ensuring continuous improvements in security posture and alignment with organizational security strategies.
- Utilize our mobile security vendors and tools to drive proactive security measures, ensuring optimal configuration, monitoring, and maintenance to safeguard our mobile applications.
- Oversee the deployment, integration, and ongoing support of mobile security tools, ensuring they are effectively utilized and updated.
- Provide technical leadership in securing mobile applications and infrastructure, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Manage the lifecycle of mobile security tools, including planning and executing upgrades to maintain optimal performance and security.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance security awareness, provide training, and ensure adherence to security protocols. Additionally, serve as a key feedback conduit to the mobile binary scanning team, risk management, and source scanning teams, ensuring continuous improvements in security posture and alignment with organizational security strategies.
Reverse Engineer - Android*
A Cybersecurity Firm
$90,000 - $120,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline (preferred)
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience with Android and reverse engineering
- In-depth understanding of Android internals and the ability to read, comprehend, and analyze source code software
- Familiarity with reverse engineering tools such as Jadx, Ghidra, Frida, IDA Pro, and Burp to perform binary and APK analysis
- 3-5 years of hands-on experience with Android and reverse engineering
- In-depth understanding of Android internals and the ability to read, comprehend, and analyze source code software
- Familiarity with reverse engineering tools such as Jadx, Ghidra, Frida, IDA Pro, and Burp to perform binary and APK analysis
Key Responsibilities
As a dedicated and collaborative Android Malware Reverse Engineer, you will conduct reverse engineering, security assessments, and code reviews. You will also conduct and assist with complex decompilation, unpacking, code review, and malicious mobile software reviews. The goal of the work is to identify families of malware and act on apps at scale.
To give you an idea of how this Reverse Engineer Malware Analysis - Android role would look and feel, here are some things you could expect to do:
- Review malicious applications and SDKs by analyzing, unpacking, and reverse engineering software that compromises Android devices
- Review security policy violations, vulnerabilities, or improper coding practices
- Research threats like APT using Open-Source Intelligence (Virus Total, Web, ExploitDB, MITRE, etc.)
To give you an idea of how this Reverse Engineer Malware Analysis - Android role would look and feel, here are some things you could expect to do:
- Review malicious applications and SDKs by analyzing, unpacking, and reverse engineering software that compromises Android devices
- Review security policy violations, vulnerabilities, or improper coding practices
- Research threats like APT using Open-Source Intelligence (Virus Total, Web, ExploitDB, MITRE, etc.)
Android Mobile Reverse Engineer*
An IT Consulting Firm
$100,000 - $150,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Proficiency in Android app development
- Expertise in reverse engineering tools
- Knowledge of Android internals
- Strong debugging and analysis skills
- Familiarity with encryption and obfuscation techniques
- Ability to work with disassemblers and debuggers
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with Android emulator tools
- Familiarity with mobile penetration testing
- Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools
- Knowledge of security exploits in mobile apps
- Ability to develop custom reverse engineering scripts
- Strong communication and reporting abilities
- Expertise in reverse engineering tools
- Knowledge of Android internals
- Strong debugging and analysis skills
- Familiarity with encryption and obfuscation techniques
- Ability to work with disassemblers and debuggers
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with Android emulator tools
- Familiarity with mobile penetration testing
- Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools
- Knowledge of security exploits in mobile apps
- Ability to develop custom reverse engineering scripts
- Strong communication and reporting abilities
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze Android applications for vulnerabilities
- Deconstruct mobile application code
- Identify and mitigate security risks
- Reverse engineer mobile app binaries
- Conduct security audits on Android systems
- Document findings and create reports
- Deconstruct mobile application code
- Identify and mitigate security risks
- Reverse engineer mobile app binaries
- Conduct security audits on Android systems
- Document findings and create reports
Mobile Implant Software Engineer*
A Cyber-Risk Consulting Firm
$114,000 - $180,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Proven experience in CNO and software development, particularly in support of DoD and Intelligence community customers
- Demonstrated ability to perform advanced research and development on embedded systems, Linux, and iOS platforms
- Strong understanding of network protocols and experience in implementing support for TCP, UDP, and TLS
- Experience in designing, developing, and integrating modular cyber capabilities
- Proficiency in using and integrating CI/CD tools and practices
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to design novel solutions to complex security challenges
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and mentor development teams
- Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Java, x86 Assembly, MIPS Assembly, Microblaze Assembly, ARM Assembly, ARM64 Assembly, VHDL, Verilog, XML, JSON, HTML
- Tools and Technologies: LLDB/LLVM, IDA Pro, Immunity Debugger, Immunity Canvas, Eclipse, Git, Subversion, Embedded Systems, FPGAs, Docker, Intel Performance Primitives (IPP), High Performance Computing (HPC), REDHAWK, OmniORB CORBA, Software Defined Radios (SDR), Signal Processing, MySQL, PostgreSQL, JDBC, Django, ActiveMQ, Jpype, Pyxb, STOMP
- Demonstrated ability to perform advanced research and development on embedded systems, Linux, and iOS platforms
- Strong understanding of network protocols and experience in implementing support for TCP, UDP, and TLS
- Experience in designing, developing, and integrating modular cyber capabilities
- Proficiency in using and integrating CI/CD tools and practices
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to design novel solutions to complex security challenges
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and mentor development teams
- Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Java, x86 Assembly, MIPS Assembly, Microblaze Assembly, ARM Assembly, ARM64 Assembly, VHDL, Verilog, XML, JSON, HTML
- Tools and Technologies: LLDB/LLVM, IDA Pro, Immunity Debugger, Immunity Canvas, Eclipse, Git, Subversion, Embedded Systems, FPGAs, Docker, Intel Performance Primitives (IPP), High Performance Computing (HPC), REDHAWK, OmniORB CORBA, Software Defined Radios (SDR), Signal Processing, MySQL, PostgreSQL, JDBC, Django, ActiveMQ, Jpype, Pyxb, STOMP
Key Responsibilities
- Lead research and development projects focused on mobile vulnerabilities and cyber operations
- Design and implement innovative solutions to address operational security challenges
- Architect and develop flexible, modular cyber capabilities in C, C++, and Python
- Triage and analyze public software vulnerabilities (CVEs) for security concerns
- Provide technical support and custom solutions to high-priority customer needs
- Design and develop new client/server data distribution tools
- Implement support for multiple network protocols, including TCP, UDP, and TLS
- Create custom build systems and ensure portability using Docker
- Integrate new projects with CI/CD services to streamline development processes
- Generate and maintain unit tests to enhance the reliability of client/server applications
- Guide the development team in adhering to industry software engineering standards and best practices
- Design and implement innovative solutions to address operational security challenges
- Architect and develop flexible, modular cyber capabilities in C, C++, and Python
- Triage and analyze public software vulnerabilities (CVEs) for security concerns
- Provide technical support and custom solutions to high-priority customer needs
- Design and develop new client/server data distribution tools
- Implement support for multiple network protocols, including TCP, UDP, and TLS
- Create custom build systems and ensure portability using Docker
- Integrate new projects with CI/CD services to streamline development processes
- Generate and maintain unit tests to enhance the reliability of client/server applications
- Guide the development team in adhering to industry software engineering standards and best practices
iOS Vulnerability Engineer (Software)*
An IT Consulting Firm
$120,000 - $170,000 a year
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Strong knowledge of iOS internals
- Proficiency in reverse engineering tools
- Expertise in static and dynamic code analysis
- Familiarity with secure coding practices
- Proficiency in iOS development tools (e.g., Xcode)
- Ability to exploit and remediate vulnerabilities
Desired skills:
- Knowledge of ARM assembly
- Experience with fuzz testing methodologies
- Familiarity with jailbreak development
- Understanding of malware analysis techniques
- Expertise in cryptographic protocols
- Proficiency in scripting for automation (e.g., Python)
- Proficiency in reverse engineering tools
- Expertise in static and dynamic code analysis
- Familiarity with secure coding practices
- Proficiency in iOS development tools (e.g., Xcode)
- Ability to exploit and remediate vulnerabilities
Desired skills:
- Knowledge of ARM assembly
- Experience with fuzz testing methodologies
- Familiarity with jailbreak development
- Understanding of malware analysis techniques
- Expertise in cryptographic protocols
- Proficiency in scripting for automation (e.g., Python)
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and analyze iOS vulnerabilities
- Develop mitigation strategies for discovered issues
- Conduct security assessments of iOS applications
- Perform reverse engineering of iOS binaries
- Collaborate with development teams to improve software security
- Document findings and recommend improvements
- Develop mitigation strategies for discovered issues
- Conduct security assessments of iOS applications
- Perform reverse engineering of iOS binaries
- Collaborate with development teams to improve software security
- Document findings and recommend improvements