Software Reverse Engineer

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Summary: This Software Reverse Engineer will develop novel cybersecurity capabilities, focusing on building testable and reliable exploit chains in highly constrained environments. Highlights: 1. Develop novel and innovative cybersecurity capabilities 2. Work on computer exploitation framework development 3. Poke holes in real systems and explore unusual phenomena Apply Now Description Software Reverse Engineer – Job Description  Who We Are Kudu Dynamics is Leidos Owned Company, forged out of a decade of experience in computer network operions and staffed with talent who have built, overseen, and enhanced capabilities throughout the entire USG arsenal. Our team of hackers and engineers have experience spanning centuries of research, development, and operions missions - across desktop, mobile, IoT, and embedded plforms. Kudu Dynamics, a Leidos company is uniquely qualified to anticipe tomorrow’s thres and build the next generion of capabilities.   Job Description: Our team is working to develop novel and innovive cybersecurity capabilities. The Software Engineer will be part of a team developing a computer exploition framework. Working closely with reverse engineers and vulnerability researchers, this position will develop a usable framework for software exploition running in a highly constrained environment. Particular emphasis will be on building testable exploit chains, working to ensure reliability even in an unknown environment. It's the kind of job where you get to poke holes in real systems and look for things th make you stop and go "huh, th's weird…" This role will go from initial analysis of target systems all the way up to testing for reliability for mission-critical scenarios.   Required Qualificions: A U.S. citizen with an active Top Secret security clearance with CI Polygraph Expertise in C/C++ (C Preferred). Knowledge of da structures, performance optimizion / tuning, multi-threading. Expertise in least one scripting language (Python preferred). Key Responsibilities: Taking Proof of Concept vulnerabilities and extending them into robust, reliable exploits. Maintaining a CI/CD pipeline for testing framework plugins. Extending framework feures as needed. Working with vulnerability researchers to integre proof of concepts into the framework.   Preferred Qualificions: Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, MIPS, ARM, etc). Experience with hardware reverse engineering. Experience with real-time embedded systems. Experience with signal processing. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: March 17, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. 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If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now