Senior Specialist, Security Research Engineer - Remote

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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Security Software Research Engineer 
Job Code: 38328
Job Location: Remote
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off.


Job Description:

Working at Trenchant means working alongside the best security researchers and product engineers from across the security research and intelligence communities. You will be engaged on the most challenging problems in the toughest environments and delivering solutions supporting the cutting edge of cyber security research. We are looking for team members across a range of roles and disciplines demonstrating an eye for security, to serve as key contributors on the Global Engineering team. The candidate must possess first-class System Engineering, Networking, and infosec skills and an eye for organization.

Trenchant is an elite global team of engineers and security researchers charged with building world-class computer security products. Trenchant’s expertise is the by-product of the L3Harris acquisition of two highly-regarded information security businesses – Azimuth Security and Linchpin Labs. United under Trenchant, we are a key component of L3Harris’ Cyber Division. We are a trusted, discrete partner furnishing security products, consultancy, training and integration services to allied security, defense, and law enforcement agencies.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with security researchers to adopt working research output into commercial products.
• Transform vulnerability writeups and proof of concept code into mature capabilities.
• Effectively communicate status and technical challenges using language that is appropriate to your audience.
• Participate in planning and prioritization activities with members of the commercial arm of the organization.
• Provide engineering support to customer reported issues.
• Provide guidance to less experienced engineers in technical fields relevant to the platform and the domains of cyber security and software engineering.
• Monitor industry trends and publicly disclosed techniques for incorporation into our products.
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Preferred Additional Skills:

• In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $111,500 - $207,500
• The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, and Vermont is $97,000 - $180,000
• This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location
• L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays
• The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements

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• Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance
• Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens
• In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

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