Vulnerability Researcher / Reverse Engineer

Job Description

Vulnerability Researcher / Reverse Engineer

Columbia, MD | Full Time | Top Secret clearance or above required*

Position: Vulnerability Researcher / Reverse Engineer

Location: Columbia, MD (on-site)

Category: Software Development / Reverse Engineering / Vulnerability Research

Clearance Requirement: Active Top Secret or above (TS/SCI or TS/SCI with Polygraph welcome)

Compensation: $150,000 – $250,000 (annualized USD)

Experience Requirement:

- 5+ years of software engineering, reverse engineering, or vulnerability research experience with a Bachelor's degree, OR

- 3+ years with a Master's degree, OR

- 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree

Description

You will act as a general-purpose, 'jack of all trades' reverse engineer / developer embedded within a small, fast-moving team. You'll combine reverse engineering of complex, networked code bases with hands-on development and testing in support of the team's work — and you'll bring enough analyst instinct to help frame problems, run down leads, and explain what you find to the people who need to act on it.

This is hands-on, deeply technical work where your impact is visible quickly: what you analyze, what you build, and what you discover all feed directly into the team's roadmap.

Responsibilities

- Reverse engineer complex networked code bases to drive understanding and surface vulnerabilities.

- Develop and test software in support of the team's research and capability needs.

- Collaborate with analysts on their goals and identify where your effort moves them forward.

- Help customers articulate what they actually want, then translate that into clear technical work.

- Use analyst skills to run down your own analytical leads when needed.

- Document findings, code, and design decisions so the rest of the team can build on them.

Skills Requirements

- Solid reverse engineering skills across at least one platform family (Linux, Windows, embedded, or mobile).

- Strong software development skills in at least one systems language (C, C++, Python, Go, or Rust).

- Familiarity with network protocols and analysis of network traffic.

- Comfort working independently as well as collaboratively on a small team.

- Familiarity with Git and Atlassian tooling (Jira, Confluence).

- Clear written and verbal communication.

Nice to Haves

- Experience discovering novel software vulnerabilities.

- Experience with exploit development.

- Experience working as an exploitation analyst or interactive operator.

- Background reverse-engineering firmware, embedded devices, or mobile platforms.

- Familiarity with Ghidra, IDA Pro, radare2, or similar RE tooling.

- Experience with vulnerability research methodologies (fuzzing, static analysis, symbolic execution).

Compensation & Employment Policy

Salary is determined by multiple factors, including location, education, experience, skills, and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $150,000 – $250,000 (annualized USD).

Benefits Overview

At Intezra, Inc., we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support long-term career growth and work-life balance:

- Three CareFirst medical plans available; Intezra pays up to 100% of healthcare premiums and up to 100% of deductibles (based on plan selection) for employees and dependents

- Intezra pays 100% for CareFirst Dental and Vision plans for employees and dependents

- 401(k): 15% company contribution (no match required)

- PTO: 160 hours, increasing with seniority

- 12 Floating Holidays

- 4 Code Red Days

EEO Statement

Intezra, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Us

Intezra Inc. is a small business prime contractor for all realms of cyber and AI/ML development, from tactical-level tools and capabilities to enterprise-level infrastructure and operations. Our leadership team and staff have helped solve the most complex challenges for the intelligence community for over 15 years.

, About Intezra, Inc.

Intezra Inc. is a small business prime contractor for all realms of cyber and AI/ML development, from tactical-level tools and capabilities to enterprise-level infrastructure and operations. Our leadership team and staff have helped solve the most complex challenges for the intelligence community for over 15 years.