Cyber Capability Developer

About Us:

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

 

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

 

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Capability Developer to support the research, development, and deployment of advanced cyber capabilities in support of national security missions. The selected candidate will conduct reverse engineering, vulnerability research, malware analysis, exploit development, and software capability development against a wide range of operating systems, applications, embedded devices, and network technologies.

 

This position requires a deep understanding of low-level system internals, assembly language, software development, and offensive cyber tradecraft. The Cyber Capability Developer will collaborate with software engineers, and cyber developers to develop and deploy innovative capabilities that enable cyberspace operations and mission success.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Duties:

Reverse Engineering & Vulnerability Research

• Perform static and dynamic analysis of software, firmware, operating systems, and malicious code.
• Reverse engineer compiled binaries to understand functionality, identify vulnerabilities, and assess security controls.
• Analyze proprietary protocols, file formats, and communications mechanisms.
• Conduct vulnerability discovery and root-cause analysis.
• Assess exploitability of identified weaknesses.
• Analyze anti-analysis, anti-debugging, and obfuscation techniques.

 Capability Development

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cyber capabilities supporting requirements.
• Develop custom tools and automation using C, C++, Rust, Python, Go, or similar languages.
• Create software modules supporting collection, persistence, access, and mission objectives.
• Integrate developed capabilities into existing platforms and toolsets.
• Participate in secure software development and DevSecOps pipelines.

 Technical Analysis

• Research emerging technologies, operating systems, applications, and embedded devices.
• Conduct protocol analysis and network traffic inspection.
• Evaluate security architectures and identify potential attack vectors.
• Perform technical assessments of commercial and government systems.
• Produce technical documentation, reports, and briefings for stakeholders.

 Collaboration

• Work closely with cyber operators, mission planners, intelligence personnel, and software developers.
• Provide technical guidance on exploitation opportunities and capability limitations.
• Support testing, validation, and deployment activities.
• Mentor junior developers and researchers in reverse engineering methodologies.

 developers.

• Provide technical guidance on exploitation opportunities and capability limitations.
• Support testing, validation, and deployment activities.
• Mentor junior developers and researchers in reverse engineering methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advanced knowledge of computer networking concepts, cybersecurity principles, and risk management practices.
• Ability to analyze complex software and hardware systems to identify vulnerabilities.
• Ability to develop innovative cyber capabilities under tight mission timelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate highly technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently within highly classified environments.

Job Requirements:

Mandatory:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline.

 Experience

• 5+ years of experience in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, exploit development, or cyber capability development.
• Experience analyzing Windows, Linux, Android, embedded systems, or network devices.
• Experience developing software in low-level and high-level programming languages.

 Technical Skills

• Reverse engineering frameworks - Ghidra (preferred), IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, and Radare2.
• Debugging and dynamic analysis using WinDbg, x64dbg, GDB, and LLDB.
• Proficiency with x86/x64 Assembly, ARM Assembly, C/C++, and Python.
• Strong understanding of operating system internals, memory management, process execution, networking protocols, secure coding principles, and vulnerability research techniques.

 Security Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret clearance required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
•  Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test. 

Preferred:

• U.S. Cyber Command missions
• Service Cyber Components
• Intelligence Community programs
• Advanced cyber R&D organizations
• Vulnerability research laboratories
• Red Team or cyber effects operations

 

Disclosures:

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email 

ada@chugachgov.com

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.