Phone: 571.267.4300
Cyber Security Engineer
Job Description
Do you like to innovate, break, build, and teach? Do you especially like to find out how to break things by
performing in-depth technical security assessments on various technologies, products, services, and
platforms? If so, we have the job for you.
Excivity is seeking a full-time Cyber Security Engineer to work on a small team performing in-depth
technical security assessments on various technologies, products, services, and platforms. You are an
ideal candidate if you have a strong foundation in security engineering, system and network security,
application security, authentication and security protocols, and cryptography. We want you to identify
risks and vulnerabilities in systems, and provide possible user and technical mitigations regardless of the
technology or platform.
Complimentary background for this position is at least 3 years experience in security engineering,
penetration testing, or application security.
Responsibilities
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Perform in-depth technical security assessments on a large range of products, services, and
technologies, identifying risks and vulnerabilities, and providing possible mitigations and
improvements from a security perspective
Participate in every stage of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) by providing initial
guidance on security architecture and design, identifying security flaws during the build phase,
and providing final security validation before delivery
Maintain security documentation and be able to bridge the gap between technical details and a
non-technical audience
Qualifications
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Strong experience and detailed technical knowledge in security engineering, system and network
security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and application security
Knowledge of network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and HTTPS)
Ability to deconstruct and evaluate a product or service from a security perspective in order to
identify risks and vulnerabilities, and the ability to provide possible mitigations and improvements
Strong hands on experience with Linux/Unix
Working understanding of Microsoft Windows internals
Ability to assess a product or system from a forensic perspective in order to identify risks to
privacy or security
Preferred experience with scripting (i.e. Bash, Perl, Python, etc.)
Hacker mindset and ongoing desire to learn and grow
Ability to work independently
Excivity, Inc. 14020 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 100, Chantilly, VA 20151
careers@excivity.com
About Excivity
The Company
Excivity creates and deploys mission-enabling technologies supporting specialized technical
security applications and situational awareness tools. We make mission happen by innovating,
breaking, building, and teaching. We create software and hardware, perform assessments and
security reviews of technology, advise clients on securely implementing technology, perform
advanced Cyber Investigations, and provide unique Cyber Security training for travelers into
high technical threat areas.
Culture
Excivity is a fast-paced place to work, providing a diverse variety of challenges and
opportunities. Being a small company, there is minimal corporate hierarchy, which means each
individual has the ability to, as Gandhi put it, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
We have a stocked break room with snacks and drinks, a Ping-Pong table and Slackline, and
several labs dedicated to creating, breaking, and testing software and hardware components.
Compensation & Benefits
Excivity provides top-notch compensation and benefits. All employee benefit costs and
healthcare plans (to include long-term and short-term disability, life insurance, dental, and
vision) are covered 100% by the company. Excivity also provides a matching 401K plan.
Location
The majority of the work is done out of the Chantilly, VA office. Excivity offers flexible work
schedules and, for proven self-starters, part-time teleworking options are considered when it
doesn’t negatively affect delivering the best product possible.
Excivity Proprietary Information
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