Two Six Technologies
Principal Cybersecurity Researcher
$181K–$289K
Arlington, Virginia +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia, United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Active Top Secret clearance and willingness to obtain and maintain an SCI clearance.
About the job
Leads reverse-engineering and vulnerability-research projects, provides technical guidance, and communicates research findings to customers and other stakeholders.
What you'll do
- Plan and lead project execution, coordinate tasks and deliverables, and align work with customer objectives.
- Solve complex technical challenges while mentoring and training team members.
- Document research and technical solutions, and develop differentiated approaches to support customers and business development.
What they ask for
- Expert-level proficiency in two or more listed areas, including low-level programming, disassemblers/decompilers, binary re-hosting, or custom fuzzing harnesses.
- Proven vulnerability-research experience, including attack-surface triage, vulnerability identification, and proof-of-concept exploits.
- Experience leading complex reverse-engineering, vulnerability-research, or R&D projects for National Security customers.
- Experience with technical mentorship, documentation, and client-facing communication and stakeholder management.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical specialty area.
- Experience with embedded systems reverse engineering or cryptographic design principles.
Pay
$180,779 — $289,014 USD annualized salary range (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Assembly, ARM/MIPS, RTOS
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