Senior Principal Cybersecurity Researcher

Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is actively seeking a Senior Principal Cybersecurity Researcher to join our Trusted Electronics & Effects team. The team comprises intellectual individuals passionate about reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and low-level programming. The team is growing and looking for someone with an advanced technical background who has an understanding of how to solve complex challenges and inspire creativity to address a wide range of difficult problems. If you have a passion for uncovering deep-seated software flaws and developing innovative mitigation strategies, our team wants to talk to you!

What you will do

• Direct the planning and execution of high-visibility, mission-critical programs, providing expert technical leadership and innovation in reverse engineering (RE) and vulnerability research (VR).
• Tackle complex problems with no known solutions, demonstrating a high degree of creativity while mentoring a team of technical experts to foster growth and knowledge-sharing.
• Author authoritative technical reports, white papers, and proposals that clearly convey research findings and cybersecurity solutions to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Exert a leadership presence across the company, contributing to strategy development and ensuring customer satisfaction by delivering cutting-edge solutions aligned with national security requirements.

What you will need (basic qualifications)

• Demonstrated expertise in advanced cybersecurity research concepts typically acquired in a similar technical role.
• Expert-level proficiency in two or more of the following: low-level programming (C/C++, Assembly) and the use of industry-standard disassemblers and decompilers, binary re-hosting frameworks to enable dynamic analysis, and building custom greybox/blackbox fuzzing harnesses.
• Proven experience in vulnerability research (VR), including attack surface triage, identifying vulnerabilities, and developing proof-of-concept exploits to demonstrate security impact.
• Extensive experience in technical mentorship and training, with a history of providing thorough solutions to complex problems and guiding less experienced team members.
• Experience leading complex technical projects in reverse engineering/vulnerability research (RE/VR) or R&D for National Security customers.
• Experience delivering high‑quality technical documentation-such as vulnerability research and findings, industry white papers, and competitive proposals-that distills complex cybersecurity concepts for diverse audiences.
• Experience in a client-facing technical role, demonstrating strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Active Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.

Nice to have (preferred)

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Familiarity with embedded systems binary reverse engineering (e.g., ARM/MIPS/PPC arch, RTOS, Linux, Baremetal) or cryptographic design principles.
• Experience in trusted computing design and implementation principles.
• Experience with digital signals (e.g., UART, JTAG, SPI, I2C) or network protocol analysis.
• Experience with accelerated RE/VR tools that speed up discovery, analysis, and validation.
• Recognized standing within the external technical community, including experience in publishing articles or speaking at external engagements.

Security Clearance:

• Active Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.

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