Senior Specialist, Security Research Engineer

L3Harris

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $111,500–$207,500 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $186k

This role $160k

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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $155,675–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

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About L3Harris

L3Harris Technologies is a US aerospace and defense technology company providing space and airborne systems, communications, electronic warfare, and missile propulsion solutions for government and commercial customers.

L3Harris currently has 470 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Specialist, Security Research Engineer

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Senior Specialist, Security Research Engineer joins the Trenchant team within the L3Harris Cyber Division to develop world-class computer security products. This role involves collaborating with researchers to integrate research output into commercial products, transforming vulnerability writeups and proof of concept code into mature capabilities, and providing engineering support for customer issues. The engineer will monitor industry trends, provide guidance to junior staff, and manage technical challenges across the cyber security and software engineering domains. Key skills include proficiency in C programming, memory management, assembly languages, and mobile platforms like Android or iOS using Objective-C, Swift, Java, or Kotlin. Technical tools include IDA Pro, Ghidra, Hopper, Frida, ADB, git, and cmake. The role addresses complex problems in the cyber security space, including malware analysis, offensive cyber security, and development within air-gapped environments.

Skills

C Assembly Android iOS Objective-C Swift Java Kotlin IDA Pro Ghidra Hopper Frida ADB Git GitLab CI CMake Reverse Engineering Offensive Cyber Security System Engineering

What you'll do

Convert research outputs and proof of concept code into mature commercial products.
Transform vulnerability writeups into functional capabilities for security products.
Provide engineering support to resolve issues reported by customers.
Mentor less experienced engineers in cyber security and software engineering domains.
Monitor industry trends and publicly disclosed techniques to incorporate into company products.
Communicate technical challenges and project status clearly to various audiences.
Participate in planning and prioritization activities for the commercial arm of the organization.

What we're looking for

A Bachelor's degree and 6 years of experience, a Graduate degree and 4 years of experience, or 10 years of experience without a degree.
Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
First-class System Engineering, Networking, and infosec skills.
Working knowledge of OS and application vulnerability classes (preferred).
Experience analyzing malware samples, producing proof of concepts, and understanding software patch mitigations (preferred).
Proficiency in C programming, memory management, assembly languages, and private APIs (preferred).
Proficiency in mobile platforms (Android/iOS), reverse engineering tools (IDA Pro, Ghidra, Frida), and development tools like git (preferred).
U.S. citizens.

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