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Offensive Cybersecurity Engineer
Huntsville, AL (Hybrid) Full-Time Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required
Support offensive cybersecurity, red-team, and vulnerability research activities for defense-relevant systems. You'll help assess software, embedded systems, networks, and cyber-physical environments to identify weaknesses and communicate practical risk.
What you'll do
- Conduct offensive security assessments, penetration testing, vulnerability research, or red-team support activities
- Analyze software, networks, embedded devices, OT/ICS components, or cyber-physical systems for security weaknesses
- Develop scripts, tools, exploits, test harnesses, or proof-of-concept demonstrations to support assessments
- Document findings, risk, technical evidence, and recommended mitigations for engineering and customer audiences
- Collaborate with engineers and system stakeholders to understand operational context and realistic threat paths
- Support test planning, lab setup, reporting, and customer briefings
What we're looking for
- Experience with penetration testing, red teaming, vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or offensive security engineering
- Strong technical foundation in networking, operating systems, scripting, and security fundamentals
- Ability to document technical findings clearly and responsibly
- Comfortable working with ambiguous systems and developing practical test approaches
- US Citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Nice to have
- Experience with embedded systems, weapon systems, OT, ICS, SCADA, RF, vehicles, or cyber-physical systems
- Familiarity with tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Wireshark, Kali Linux, Ghidra, IDA, or similar
- Experience with Python, C, C++, PowerShell, Bash, or exploit development workflows
- Relevant certifications such as OSCP, GPEN, GXPN, GREM, GICSP, Security+, or similar
- Active DoD Secret clearance
Quick facts
- Department
- Cybersecurity
- Type
- Full-Time
- Location
- Huntsville, AL (Hybrid)
- Clearance
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance required
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