Reverse Engineer – Mid or Senior

Requirements :

• Hands on Experience with the following :
• Analyzing, unpacking, and reverse engineering code of malicious applications or SDKs.
• Static and Dynamic Analysis Techniques
• Reverse Engineering tools such as Jadx, Ghidra, Frida, IDA Pro, Burp, to perform binary and APK analysis
• Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, Flutter, and other mobile software languages
• ELF (Native Binaries) reverse engineering
• Query languages such as SQL
• Understanding of the following topics
• Android Fundamentals such as Android activity lifecycles, common Android API usage, AOSP, and how an android application is created.
• Java and / or Kotlin Programing Language
• Techniques utilized by malicious software to harm the user’s device or their data
• Mobile App store policies (Ads, PHAs, Developer, etc.)
• Ability to read, comprehend and analyze source code
• Additional :
• Development of signatures (Yara, etc.)
• Research on threats such as APT using Open-Source Intelligence (Virus Total, Web, ExploitDB, MITRE, etc.)
• In depth knowledge of security engineering and analysis topics, computer and network security, cryptography, authentication security, rooting, packing, network protocols and interception

Nice to Have :

• Experience with Vulnerability Analysis or security code review
• Android Software Development Experience
• Background / Familiarity with Google Ads or Content moderation
• Participation in a Capture the Flag (CTF) for Mobile software
• Pentesting, Blue Team, and / or Red Team experience

Professional Experience and Education

Preferred :

Associates / Bachelor’s Degree / master’s in computer science, computer engineering, CS, or information systems, or related discipline.

3-5 years of hands on Android and reverse engineering

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.