Reverse Engineer

  • Category: IT Engineer & Developer Jobs
  • Location: McLean, Virginia
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 16K to 21K
  • Published on: 2025/09/21

Qualifications
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
(Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
8 years of experience in reverse engineering
Experience with low-level programming and assembly language
Knowledge of C/C++ and Python
Knowledge of industry standard reverse-engineering tools
U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible)
Benefits
10% ESOP contribution + 5% 401K match + 8% employee 401K contribution = 23% combined annual contributions
4 weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
40 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $5,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability
Salary range: $132,000 - $183,000
Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc
Responsibilities
You will be supporting a fast-paced and impactful mission, and work with a cohort of focused and talented experts!
Perform reverse engineering and debugging on existing software and/or devices
Identify defects in software and provide ways to correct defects
Research open-source vulnerabilities related to software and/or devices
Develop methods and techniques to identify if a device and/or software program is vulnerable
Job description
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required.

Visionist has a new opportunity in the DC/Virginia area for reverse engineers to identify/investigate vulnerabilities and develop migrations/solutions across a wide range of devices and software. You will be supporting a fast-paced and impactful mission, and work with a cohort of focused and talented experts!

For over 13 years, Visionist has been solving the Intelligence Community's toughest software and analysis challenges. We embed small engineering teams with analysts to rapidly identify and solve mission capability gaps playing a critical role in defending our nation’s cyber infrastructure & providing expertise in malware analysis, attribution, mapping adversarial infrastructure, pen testing, and operational planning. If you'd like to join a collaborative group supporting mission critical tasking in a cleared environment, then Visionist is the place for you. Learn more about us at www.visionistinc.com.

Your contributions are…
• Perform reverse engineering and debugging on existing software and/or devices
• Identify defects in software and provide ways to correct defects
• Research open-source vulnerabilities related to software and/or devices
• Develop methods and techniques to identify if a device and/or software program is vulnerable

Requirements For Your New Career…
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. (Additional 4 years of experience may substitute degree)
• 8 years of experience in reverse engineering
• Experience with low-level programming and assembly language
• Knowledge of C/C++ and Python
• Knowledge of industry standard reverse-engineering tools

Benefits of becoming a Visionist: Your new career - Visionist, Inc. (visionistinc.com)
• We are a 100% employee-owned company, so our employees see the benefit of their contributions and have a stake in our overall success!
• 10% ESOP contribution + 5% 401K match + 8% employee 401K contribution = 23% combined annual contributions
• 4 weeks paid time off that is never “use or lose”, 12 paid holidays, comp time, overtime, AND flexible work hours
• 40 hours of paid parental leave with an additional $5,000 supplemental payment upon returning from maternity
• Medical, dental, & vision benefits for both individuals and families (those who waive medical benefits will receive an additional $4,160/year)
• Annual lifestyle bonus of $600 – use it towards gyms/fitness, new tech, or your HSA!
• Annual merit increases & performance-based bonuses
• Term life insurance, short-term disability, & long-term disability

Salary range: $132,000 - $183,000

Disclaimer: Salary for this position, along with additional compensation options, will be determined on an individual basis following the interview process, considering various factors such as years of experience, skills, education/certifications, contract specifications, market conditions, etc.

Not a good fit? Check out our other opportunities: https://jobs.jobvite.com/visionist

Next steps: Apply online and one of our recruiters will reach out to you. We have a streamlined process of phone screen with a recruiter, interview with a Visionist team at our HQ in Columbia, MD, and that is all!

Interested in learning more about Visionist and the work we do? Check out our website! https://www.visionistinc.com/what-we-do

U.S citizenship required (green card holders and permanent residents are not eligible). Applicants selected will be required to obtain / maintain a government security clearance.

Visionist, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities employer.


Company Name: Visionist, Inc

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