Senior Development Tester (CI/ID)

ARA's ISR division is looking to hire Development Testers (CI/ID)! Development Testers (CI/ID) must have 3+ years' experience in software analysis, test, and evaluation, which may be described as any activities to characterize, profile, and/or validate software such as: source code review/analysis, dynamic/performance testing and evaluation, algorithm assessment, or open-source research on cyber-related vulnerabilities and exploitation development.

Should have experience with modern programming languages such as: C, C++, C#, or Java.

Offer is contingent upon contract award.

Must be a US citizen with an active TS security clearance.


* In addition, desired skills/certifications are:
+ 5+ years' experience in software analysis, test, and evaluation
+ Experience with mission-driven rapid development in support of cyber operations.

o An expert understanding of red teaming or offensive cyber activities and attack methodologies that underpin tool requirements
+ Experience with cyber red team or offensive cyber development, primarily focused on post-exploitation tools and defense evasion
+ Comprehensive understanding of Win32APIs
+ Experience in DevSecOps principles and familiarity with automated code testing and CI/CD pipelines.
+ Ability to implement/maintain developer infrastructure, including diagnosing/remediating issues as they arise Developer infrastructure concepts include but are not limited to: VPN, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, VM hypervisors (ESXi, Proxmox), artifact repositories (Nexus)
+ Certifications focused on advanced offensive tool development or advanced exploit development
+ Familiarity with C2 platforms (e.g.

Cobalt Strike)
+ Experience in developing red team tooling at the kernel level in Windows
+ 8 total years of experience (or BS degree with 2 total years of experience)

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc.

(aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company.

We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979.

ARA has over 2,279 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly.

Together, our offices throughout the U.S.

and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm.

The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.

Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company.

We are also very proud of our Women’s Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplis...