Lead, Security Research Engineer

🕒 July 23

🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

💵 $135k - $250.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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L3Harris Technologies

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10,000+ employees

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

L3Harris Technologies is a global aerospace and defense technology innovator, specializing in providing advanced solutions across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company focuses on delivering capabilities in areas such as autonomous systems, command and control, electronic warfare, and resilient communications, supporting both national security and commercial markets. Committed to innovation, L3Harris Technologies aims to advance technologies that enable their customers to effectively tackle the most complex challenges.

📋 Description

• Perform vulnerability research on embedded systems and software applications to identify previously undisclosed security risks • Reverse engineer multiple architectures and platforms as needed, including ARM, x86, x64, and MIPS • Leverage both static and dynamic analysis tools for firmware/software evaluation • Bypass modern security controls (such as ASLR, NX, canaries) in order to develop a working proof-of-concept (PoC) • Apply knowledge of offensive and defensive reverse engineering techniques, including countering and developing advanced security measures • Design, develop, or analyze low-level system components, including kernel modules and other system foundational firmware services • Develop tools and software solutions using python scripts, C, or other programming languages as needed • Work proficiently within a Unix/Linux operating system environments

🎯 Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance required • Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience • Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience • 5+ years’ experience working with reverse engineering frameworks such as Ghidra or IDA Pro • 5+ years’ experience performing vulnerability research on embedded systems and/or software applications to identify potential security risks • Professional hands-on experience with diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, power supplies, and logic analyzers • Experience in firmware emulation and debugging • Experience with embedded hardware and software design, development, and testing processes • Background in developing hardware platforms • Competence in one or more low-level programming languages • Knowledge and expertise in RF systems and technologies • Familiarity with wired and wireless protocols including USB, SPI/I2C/1-Wire, Ethernet, PCI-Express, 802.11, Bluetooth, Cellular, and others • Experience developing custom emulation solutions to enable dynamic analysis using tools such as QEMU • Experience writing plugins for decompilers such as IDA and Ghidra • Skill in soldering, prototyping, and analyzing electronic circuits • Ability to lead and manage engineering teams effectively

🏖️ Benefits

• health and disability insurance • 401(k) match • flexible spending accounts • EAP • education assistance • parental leave • paid time off • company-paid holidays