19h ago
Offensive Cyber Research Engineer
Arlington, VA
β¨ $170k-$220k / yearest.
full-timeseniorcybersecurity
πΌ About This Role
You'll lead the development of sophisticated offensive cyber capabilities that defend democracies worldwide. You'll architect advanced attack path frameworks and establish engineering best practices. This role combines deep technical leadership with direct national security impact.
π― What You'll Do
- Lead architecture of attack path frameworks emulating APT behaviors
- Mentor offensive cyber engineers through code reviews and knowledge transfer
- Conduct advanced research into emerging adversary techniques and zero-day exploits
- Design and implement advanced attack paths across multiple domains
- Lead ETL pipeline design for processing threat intelligence at scale
π Requirements
- 6-8 years of threat research and offensive cyber operations experience
- Expert-level Digital Network Exploitation Analysis or Exploitation Analyst operations
- Advanced penetration testing or red teaming experience
- Proven leadership mentoring engineers and driving technical initiatives
β¨ Nice to Have
- Government or military cyber operations background
- Experience with graph-based analysis and AI/ML workflows
- Published research in cyber security
π Benefits & Perks
- πΊπΈ National Security Impact - Direct contribution to defending democracies
- π‘ Cutting-Edge Research - Work on zero-day and advanced adversary techniques
- π§ Mentorship Culture - Lead and shape next-gen cyber engineers
- π¬ Innovation Freedom - Develop proof-of-concept tools and frameworks
π¨ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks Β· AI estimate
- 1Recruiter ScreenΒ· 30 min
- 2Technical AssessmentΒ· 60 min
- 3Hiring Manager InterviewΒ· 45 min
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