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Job Title: Access Engineer
Job Location: Australia, Remote
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:
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Collaborate with security researchers to adopt working research output into commercial products.
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Transform vulnerability writeups and proof of concept code into mature capabilities.
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Effectively communicate status and technical challenges using language that is appropriate to your audience.
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Participate in planning and prioritization activities with members of the commercial arm of the organization.
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Provide engineering support to customer reported issues.
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Provide guidance to less experienced engineers in technical fields relevant to the platform and the domains of cyber security and software engineering.
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Monitor industry trends and publicly disclosed techniques for incorporation into our products.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related field) and 4 years of experience or Master's. In lieu of a degree, 8 years of experience in cyber security and software engineering.
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Working knowledge of OS and application vulnerability classes.
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Proven experience analyzing malware samples, producing vulnerability proofs of concept, and understanding mitigations provided by software patches.
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Comfortable with C programming, memory management concepts, assembly languages, and private (undocumented) APIs.
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Demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of a mobile platform (Android or iOS) including OS internals, mobile ecosystem languages (Objective-C, Swift, Java, and/or Kotlin), and system security mechanisms.
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Demonstrated proficiency using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Hopper and dynamic tools such as Frida or ADB.
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Demonstrated proficiency using common software development tools such as git, gitlab CI, and cmake.
Preferred Additional Skills:
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Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field.
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Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous or incompletely defined problems and resolve them through consultation with appropriate stakeholders.
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Demonstrated a collaborative and team-oriented mindset for accomplishing goals and a bias to action.
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Substantial experience in CNO development/offensive cyber security.
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Experience working in an air-gapped development environment.
A few of our employee benefits are:
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Bonus scheme
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An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
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Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 yers)
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Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
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Discounted private health insurance
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Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
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Novated Car Leasing
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Company supported professional development programs
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Company paid parking
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Retail Reward programs
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.
As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
