Hybrid Principal Cyber Tool and Capability Developer

at Draper

• Job title: Principal Cyber Tool and Capability Developer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $95,000 - $237,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security, Linux, Python, RTOS, Rust
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cambridge, United States

About the role

• Principal Cyber Software Engineer supporting vital US national security projects in cybersecurity and tool development. Leading design and development of software tools at Draper, an R&D company.

Responsibilities

• Assess hardware and software for security vulnerabilities using a breadth of technologies and techniques.
• Develop software that meets behavior and security requirements for tailored applications.
• Integrate software capabilities with other tasks or groups to improve performance or behavior requirements.
• Create new tools and systems to detect and exploit vulnerabilities and system weaknesses.
• Document nominal application and system functionality, in addition to implemented changes.
• Independently drive solutions to complex problems and propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in cyber security, able to plan, design, and execute large scale technical software and hardware solutions.
• Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
• Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• 10-15 years experience in Cybersecurity or related field is required.
• Expertise in developing custom low-level software tools and integrating those tools into complex systems.
• Expert at using contemporary program analysis methodologies and techniques (static and dynamic).
• Proficiency using secure coding practices and mitigation techniques against software attack vectors.
• Experience with programming languages and their build systems such as: C, C++, Python, GoLang, Rust.
• Proficiency with the core workings of operating systems (user mode, kernel mode, boot processes), especially in Windows, GNU/Linux, or RTOS contexts.
• Proven track record of leading tasks and projects.
• Experience communicating during difficult situations.

Benefits

• workplace flexibility
• employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga
• health and finance workshops
• off site social events
• discounts to local museums and cultural activities