AnaVation
Sr. Cyber Engineer (AI)
Chantilly, VA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 19, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or low-level systems security.
About the job
Conduct vulnerability research and reverse engineering, while building or integrating AI/ML systems for binary analysis and security research.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or low-level systems security.
- Strong proficiency with reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or Frida; expert knowledge of exploit classes, memory corruption, program analysis, and OS-level internals.
- Professional experience building or integrating ML/AI systems, including transformer-based models or code-intelligence architectures; proficiency in Python and at least one low-level language (C/C++, Rust, or Assembly).
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph.
Nice to have
- Experience developing or fine-tuning AI/ML models for binary or code analysis; familiarity with reinforcement learning, program synthesis, or neurosymbolic reasoning.
- Experience with embedded systems, mobile platforms, or cloud-native workloads; security research publications, presentations, open-source contributions, or red team research.
Tools
IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, Frida, Python, C/C++, Rust, Assembly
AI focus
Build or integrate ML/AI systems, including transformer-based models or code-intelligence architectures; preferred work includes models for binary analysis, vulnerability detection, and exploit pattern identification.
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