CNE Developer-TS Required

SIXGEN’s mission is to deliver agile, mission-ready cybersecurity solutions that empower government and critical infrastructure organizations to stay ahead of advanced cyber threats. We combine innovation, deep expertise, and cutting-edge capabilities to uncover vulnerabilities, protect vital systems, and ensure operational superiority in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

• →Design, develop, test, and maintain software supporting authorized CNE research, capability development, and mission requirements.
• →Conduct vulnerability research and root-cause analysis of operating systems, applications, services, and network protocols.
• →Reverse engineer compiled software, firmware, and proprietary protocols to understand functionality, identify weaknesses, and assess technical feasibility.
• →Develop proof-of-concept implementations and mature validated research into documented, testable capabilities.
• →Write and debug software
• →Analyze platform internals, including memory management, process execution, system calls, access controls, and interprocess communication.
• →Build development and testing environments that reproduce relevant system configurations and support repeatable evaluation.
• →Develop modular components with clearly defined interfaces to support integration, maintenance, and adaptation to changing requirements.
• →Collaborate with independent testing and quality assurance personnel to validate functionality, reliability, compatibility, and failure handling.
• →Participate in code reviews, configuration management, and technical planning
• →Document software architecture, research findings, build procedures, dependencies, limitations, and test results.

• Professional experience in systems programming, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or closely related software development.
• Strong proficiency in software development
• Experience using debuggers, disassemblers, and decompilers such as Ghidra, IDA Pro, GDB, WinDbg, or LLDB.
• Understanding of operating system internals on one or more platforms
• Familiarity with common vulnerability classes, memory safety issues, and platform security mitigations.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking and experience analyzing network traffic and application protocols.
• Experience with Git, structured build processes, and software debugging and testing.
• Ability to independently investigate technical problems and communicate findings clearly through written documentation and technical discussions.

SIXGEN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We ensure that all applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, marital status, ancestry, projected veteran status, or any other protected group or class.