CNO Exploitation Developer
Herndon, VA

Job Description

Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.

We focus on recruiting talented, self-motivated employees that strive to find a way to get things done. Join our team of experts as we engineer national security!

Altamira Technologies Corporation is seeking to hire a Computer Network Operation Exploitation Developer to support a customer program in Herndon, VA.

The ideal candidate for this job will have experience reverse engineering mobile and wireless network hardware and software to identify security vulnerabilities.

Job responsibilities include:

* Perform reverse engineering of wireless and mobile network hardware/software to identify security vulnerabilities
* Develop proof-of-concept software/firmware to demonstrate impact of any discovered security vulnerabilities
* Develop new capabilities to identify malicious traffic/behaviors on wireless networks

Required qualifications:

* US Citizenship
* TS/SCI clearance
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, or related fields
* Experience programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and/or Python
* Experience in hardware or software reverse engineering and vulnerability discovery
* Demonstrated ability to administer and use hardware and software reverse engineering tools
* Advanced knowledge of wireless standards (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad) and 802.1X authentication
* Experience configuring, troubleshooting, and testing wireless networks utilizing 802.1X authentication (RADIUS or TACACS)
* Advanced knowledge of layer 2/layer 3 technologies (Ethernet, VLAN, bridging, STP, 802.1q, 802.3ad, TCP/IP, DHCP, MPLS), SNMP, HTTP, Linux/Unix/Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems
* Multi-protocol data network experience with a strong knowledge of routing and routed protocols including TCP/IP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF
* Experience with packet/protocol fault analysis for common IP and Ethernet protocols and troubleshooting wired and wireless connections using wireless traffic analyzers (Wireshark, TCPDUMP, Omnipeek)
* Knowledge of WIDS/WIPS technologies, VPNs, firewall theory, and packet analysis principles and techniques applied in securing operating systems and LAN/WAN networks
* Demonstrated ability with version control software (Subversion, CVS)
* Demonstrated ability in software debugging
* Demonstrated ability to create and brief technical presentations
* Excellent interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills
* Excellent leadership skills and the ability to effectively interact and communicate with management, customers, and employees

Desired qualifications:

* Experience programming CNO tools that incorporate process hiding, file storage, and network communications for Windows, Linux, and/or mobile operating systems
* Background in IT fundamentals including server administration, networking, database administration, scripting, and infrastructure support
* Motivated to learn new technologies and provide innovative solutions to challenging problems

Altamira is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.