Senior Cyber Engineer, AI

Job overview

The Senior Cyber Engineer, AI role is onsite in Chantilly, VA. Compensation is not specified. The role supports AnaVation’s work on complex technical challenges for the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community through advanced research and software and systems engineering.

What you'll do

• Lead research and development of automated reverse-engineering systems using static, dynamic, and symbolic analysis
• create tools to analyze compiled code, firmware, protocols, and architectures
• collaborate with vulnerability researchers to scale techniques into AI capabilities
• build binary ingestion, disassembly, feature-extraction, and model-training pipelines
• conduct hands-on reverse engineering
• integrate LLMs and multimodal models into security workflows
• document methods and findings
• mentor junior engineers and guide cross-functional research initiatives.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior cyber engineer

ai security

vulnerability research

reverse engineering

automated exploit discovery

machine learning

binary analysis

ts/sci clearance

ci polygraph

chantilly va

anavation

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical insurance cost sharing
• company-paid dental, vision, short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) with match and immediate vesting
• paid leave and holidays
• tuition and training reimbursement
• life and AD&D insurance.

Why this role

Requires seven or more years in vulnerability research, reverse engineering, or low-level systems security; AI/ML experience; Python and a low-level language; and active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.

About the employer

AnaVation is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.