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As part of a high-performing team, the selected candidate will be part of a software research and development team focusing on mobile device forensic analysis including mobile device reverse engineering. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and integrating software features as a member of a geographically dispersed team, either independently or with limited supervision.\nThe candidate will need to demonstrate a self-learning aptitude, including the passion and ability to independently acquire new technical skills, tools, frameworks, and domain knowledge with minimal supervision on topics beyond formal job or academic requirements. The candidate will need to have a strong investigative mindset with an interest in software internals, system behavior, protocols, data structures, and low-level implementation details.\nThis position is currently hybrid (mostly remote, with up to two days per week on-site) with our customer in Lorton, VA. 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