Android Vulnerability Researcher

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Deliver production‑grade offensive capabilities that directly enable strategic intelligence collection and cyber effects missions. Discover and operationalize previously unknown vulnerabilities across the Android ecosystem, conducting advanced research on AOSP, OEM implementations, and trusted execution environments. Develop reliable exploits targeting user applications, system components, kernel, Trust Zone, and baseband subsystems while engineering persistent CNO implants and infrastructure. Hold responsibilities for large‑scale reverse engineering of closed‑source binaries, bypassing modern mitigation.

Author comprehensive technical documentation, contributing to capability roadmaps and emerging tradecraft, and leveraging AI and LLM‑powered tooling to accelerate vulnerability discovery and exploit development.

Basic Qualifications:

3+ years of experience with conducting vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or exploit development

Experience with C, C++, Python, Java or Kotlin, and Android NDK and SDK

Experience using IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, gdb, LLDB, Jadx, or Frida

Experience in successfully discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities

Experience defeating kernel hardening, sandboxing, and attestation mechanisms

Experience with Git Lab CI/CD for implant build pipelines

Knowledge of ARM
64 architecture and AArch
64 assembly

Ability to achieve code execution in ring‑0 and Trust Zone contexts

TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph

HS diploma or GED

Additional Qualifications:

Experience with publishing research or tools in the offensive security community

Experience providing operational support to IC or DoD cyber mission forces

Experience contributing to mobile exploit frameworks or public Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) discoveries

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $ (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Key Role:

Deliver production‑grade offensive capabilities that directly enable strategic intelligence collection and cyber effects missions. Discover and operationalize previously unknown vulnerabilities across the Android ecosystem, conducting advanced research on AOSP, OEM implementations, and trusted execution environments. Develop reliable exploits…