Principal Vulnerability Researcher at twosixtechnologies

Compensation

$300,000 – $325,000/yr

Location: Linthicum, Maryland
Type: Full-time
Level: staff+
Posted: Aug 13, 2026

Description

Two Six Technologies is hiring a Principal Vulnerability Researcher to provide strategic technical leadership for vulnerability research across hardware, software, and operational domains. The role involves identifying and reverse-engineering vulnerabilities, developing proof-of-concept code, reviewing source code, assessing mission impacts, proposing countermeasures, producing technical reports and briefings, leading research programs, and mentoring junior technical staff. It requires regular on-site work at a customer site in Linthicum, Maryland and an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Required Skills

C/C++
Python
Reverse engineering
PoC development
Decompiler tools
Fuzzing
Debugging
Linux CLI
Source-code review
TS/SCI clearance
UART/SPI/I2C
TLS/SSH

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Associate's degree in a relevant field with 13 years of relevant experience; alternatively, bachelor's with 11 years, master's with 9 years, or doctorate with 7 years.
Required Previous Experiences: Relevant experience in programming, information or network security, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics, information assurance, systems engineering, or computer/information systems development.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
Ability to provide regular on-site support at the Linthicum, Maryland customer site.
Preferred Qualifications: Translating vulnerabilities into operational impact assessments and countermeasures.
Producing technical briefings for operational stakeholders.
Hardware debugging.
Embedded firmware, RTOS, or networked systems familiarity.
High-side environment familiarity.