Clarity Innovations
Sr. Principal Reverse Engineering/Vulnerability Research Engineer
$174K–$296K
Rome, NY +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Rome, NY
Herndon, Virginia, United States - Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads hands-on vulnerability research and reverse engineering, guiding complex investigations and delivering validated capabilities for authorized customer objectives.
What you'll do
- Lead research from strategy and feasibility through execution, validation, and delivery; set priorities and success criteria.
- Guide vulnerability discovery, root-cause analysis, exploit development, and mitigation-bypass research; improve research methods and tooling.
- Coordinate research teams, communicate findings and technical tradeoffs, and coach and review other professionals.
What they ask for
- Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI; U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience, and at least 7 years of relevant experience.
- Advanced vulnerability research and reverse-engineering knowledge, including experience with Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA, or comparable tools.
- Strong Linux, networking, C, and assembly skills; experience developing reliable exploits and demonstrating technical leadership.
Nice to have
- Active Top Secret clearance.
- Experience with OS/kernel reverse engineering, fuzzers, security mechanisms, debugging/emulation tools, or discovering previously unknown vulnerabilities.
Pay
$174,200 - $296,100 (base salary)
Tools
Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA, Linux, C, ARM, MIPS, x86-64
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