About the Role
<h2>Job Description:</h2>
<p>SIXGEN is actively seeking candidates to provide critical support for a variety of IC, DoD, and DoJ customers. Our Security Engineer position conducts security assessments across a variety of applications, systems, and devices. These engineers should be comfortable with software and hardware security best practices.</p>
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<li><strong>This role requires you to be a U.S. citizen and hold a current Top Secret clearance.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Location: Sterling, VA. in office</strong></li>
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<h2>Responsibilities include:</h2>
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<li>Perform software and hardware design reviews</li>
<li>Review source code, schematics, and documentation</li>
<li>Perform static and dynamic analysis of compiled code</li>
<li>Conduct Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to identify and critique risks associated with the software in question.</li>
<li>Generate reports based on findings as well as provide correctional steps and analysis.</li>
<li>Develop tools and scripts to augment workflow</li>
<li>Maintain working knowledge of industry best practices, current security tactics, techniques, and procedures.</li>
<li>Familiarity and understanding of cryptologic algorithms, implementations, and techniques.</li>
<li>Develop proof of concept capabilities as needed.</li>
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<h2>Technologies:</h2>
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<li>C, Rust, Python</li>
<li>Linux</li>
<li>Cryptography</li>
<li>Embedded Operating Systems</li>
<li>Hardware Reverse Engineering</li>
<li>Software Reverse Engineering</li>
<li>Compilers (GCC/LLVM)</li>
<li>Assembly Language Proficiency (e.g., ARM, x86, PowerPC)</li>
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<h2>Culture and Benefits:</h2>
<p>We recognize that a company is nothing without well-cared for employees; we go to great lengths to ensure that our employees are happy, supported, and constantly presented with opportunities for both personal and professional growth. We offer the following benefits:</p>
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<li><strong>Industry leading company-funded medical, dental, and vision insurance for both individual and family plans</strong></li>
<li><strong>Reimbursement for fitness expenses, lunches with coworkers, and personal career training</strong></li>
<li><strong>Reimbursement of phone and internet costs</strong></li>
<li><strong>Flexible hours and opportunities to work from home</strong></li>
<li><strong>248 hours annually paid time off</strong></li>
<li><strong>Company paid 401K!</strong></li>
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<p><em>For more information, please reach out to our Human Strategist Amy Maxwell at </em><a href="mailto:amy.maxwell@sixgen.io"><em>amy.maxwell@sixgen.io</em></a></p>