Mobile Cybersecurity Research Scientist

Peraton Labs delivers world-class cybersecurity, natural language processing, and machine learning research and engineering to government agencies, telecom carriers, utilities and commercial enterprises.  Drawing on its Bell Labs heritage, Peraton Labs excels at creating innovative technologies and services to solve challenging and complex problems. 

We are looking for candidates with a background in mobile security and software engineering for a full-time position at Peraton Labs. Candidates will work in concert with the team to research, conceive, and develop solutions through innovative approaches to solving problems.

The Mobile Security Research Scientist will be expected to:

• Work under the direction of project managers to design, develop and test software modules in support of emerging cyber, data mining, or big data analytics efforts.
• Reverse engineer applications, operating systems, and firmware; primarily in ARM and x86 architectures.
• Reverse engineer and extract data from web APIs using packet captures and software reverse engineering.
• Expand, enrich, and analyze datasets through collaboration, incorporating feedback from linguists.
• Participate in progress briefings and technical exchange meetings; present technical developments to industry stakeholders.

Skills and Experience You Should Possess:

• At least 1 year with BS/BA, 0 years with MS/MA, 0 years with PhD
• Ability to solve problems designing and implementing complex systems independently, as well as lead specific technical development efforts.
• Demonstrated software development ability in C.
• Familiarity with assembly languages, machine code, and computer organization.
• Familiarity with DBMS including PostgreSQL.
• Experience with source control tools including Git.
• US Citizen
• Active Secret Clearance with ability to qualify for a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.