Embedded Systems Reverse Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Herndon, Virginia; daily office presence required

Salary: $111,983–$167,974 USD annualized

Company

hirify.global develops and deploys products that address complex security challenges and support safer global operations.

What you will do

• Reverse-engineer network devices and embedded systems to identify vulnerabilities and assess their security impact.
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits and maintain organized, production-quality codebases using DevOps practices.
• Integrate agentic AI systems, automated exploit synthesis tools, LLM-driven fuzzers, and autonomous security agents into firmware red-teaming workflows.
• Analyze firmware, software protections, binaries, file systems, and communication protocols to uncover security flaws.
• Build and use custom tools for binary analysis, firmware rehosting, fuzzing, and vulnerability research.
• Collaborate with CNO developers, vulnerability researchers, and hardware engineers to solve complex technical challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience developing, debugging, and scripting in C/C++ and Python in Linux command-line environments, including low-level programming, memory management, and system interaction.
• Experience with reverse engineering and vulnerability research using IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, or Ghidra.
• Experience or familiarity with agentic AI systems for red-teaming, automated vulnerability research, or hardware and firmware analysis.
• Expertise in firmware analysis, firmware rehosting, fuzzing, exploit development, binary obfuscation, wireless protocols, file-system forensics, or fault-injection frameworks.
• Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance; daily work in the Herndon office is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-assisted security, agentic red-teaming, AI-guided symbolic execution, or automated vulnerability triage.
• Embedded development in C/C++ for RTOS or Linux environments.
• Knowledge of cryptographic security, secure boot, hardware debugging, JTAG/SWD, SDR, digital signal processing, RF signal processing, or side-channel analysis.
• Client-facing experience in technical roles.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced, small-team environment with hardware, software, and network experts.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life and disability insurance.
• Retirement benefits and paid leave.
• Tuition assistance and professional development support.