Cybersecurity Research Engineer - RE/DSP at Peraton
Bedford, NH
$146,000–$234,000from the description
Jul 19, 2026
Bedford, NH
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior research and engineering role focused on cybersecurity, primarily involving reverse engineering, malware analysis, program analysis, and cyber defense for government and defense clients. The work spans vulnerability research, secure software development, and network defense experimentation. It suits an experienced engineer or researcher with a strong background in low-level systems, digital signal processing, and relevant security tooling, who holds or can obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · National · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (12)
No work location is specified in the posting; the CBSA is left blank. Given the Peraton Labs / national security context, the role is likely in the DC metro area or a similar cleared-work hub, but this cannot be confirmed from the text.
The experience minimum is tiered by degree: 8 years with a BS/BA, 6 years with an MS/MA, or 3 years with a PhD. The 8-year figure (BS baseline) is used as the overall years minimum.
The degree requirement is a hard gate (BS/BA minimum), but the JD accepts equivalent scientific/engineering disciplines broadly; a Bachelor's is the floor.
Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is explicitly required — captured as TS/SCI.
US Citizenship is a hard requirement (implied by the clearance gate) but is not representable as a skill; noted here for the hiring manager.
The SOC classification is Medium confidence. The role is primarily cybersecurity research (reverse engineering, malware analysis, CNO, program analysis), which maps to 15-1212 Information Security Analysts, but the heavy software/systems development component (program analysis, SDN, AI/ML tooling) makes 15-1252 Software Developers a plausible runner-up.
The 'Other Relevant Skills' section is explicitly labeled 'not required, but any are a plus' — all tools and experience areas listed there are marked preferred.
GHIDRA, IDA, Binary Ninja, and Angr are listed as interchangeable binary analysis tools under the preferred section; one skill entry captures them with alternatives.
Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and Terraform are listed together as container/orchestration options under preferred; Kubernetes is also emitted separately as it is a distinct, widely-recognized platform.
The salary range of $146,000–$234,000/year is stated as a target range, with actual pay subject to experience, education, and other factors.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): reverse engineering.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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