What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):
- Vulnerability Research & Exploitation Support
- Identify, analyze, and validate security weaknesses in software, systems, or environments to inform operational and analytic capabilities.
- Develop proof-of-concepts, prototypes, or techniques aligned to investigative and technical operations.
- Rapid Development & Engineering
- Rapidly prototype, test, and deploy capabilities to support high-stakes mission needs and time-sensitive operational requirements.
- Support setup, maintenance, and administration of systems/components while adhering to organizational security policies.
- Automation, Repeatability & Tooling
- Build automation and developer utilities that improve analysis efficiency and workflow repeatability.
- Maintain source code and post-delivery documentation (user/admin guides, release notes, as-built architecture, troubleshooting).
- Operational Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
- Participate in working groups, mission syncs, and technical exchanges; contribute to informal and formal knowledge sharing.
- Deliver technical briefings or training tailored to your specialty area when required.
What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):
- Citizenship & Clearance
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility required.
- Experience & Technical Skill
- Demonstrated hands-on experience in vulnerability research and/or rapid development in mission environments.
- Strong ability to operate independently, prototype quickly, and produce reliable, supportable outputs under shifting priorities.
- Communication & Documentation
- Ability to document work clearly and produce professional technical deliverables and briefings.
Ideally, You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):
- Experience supporting cyber investigative missions or operations (law enforcement or national security).
- Comfort supporting exigent schedules (odd hours) and potential travel depending on tasking.
- Familiarity with version control and structured delivery (release notes, configuration records, “as-built” artifacts).
Top Skills
What We Do
Spry is a certified Small Business headquartered in McLean, VA. Spry provides Enterprise, C4IT, Management, and Cyber Solutions to the federal government and commercial entities. Founded in 2001, Spry Methods was built on the foundation of combining industry knowledge with unmatched responsiveness to produce results for our customers. Our goal is to build a business dedicated to the maximization of value for all stakeholders starting with our employees, our customers, and our community. We recognize that talented and dedicated employees are our most valued assets and the foundation of our success. Guided by these principles, we have established an impressive track record of proven past performance serving our customers within the Commercial, Federal Civilian, DoD, and Intelligence Communities. A CMMI Level 3 certified and ISO 9001:2008 registered company, Spry is committed to quality and continuous improvement.
