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AI-Enabled Cyber Capabilities Developer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Laurel, MD

Laurel, MD

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$105k - $290k/yr Full time Agentic Ai Ai Agent Ai Agent Platform

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Job Description

Join Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD (onsite) to build AI-enabled offensive cyber capabilities using agentic architectures and LLM-integrated workflows.

Responsibilities

Reverse engineer mission-relevant systems and develop innovative exploits
Design and implement agentic AI systems to automate vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and offensive capability development workflows
Collaborate with government sponsors and operators to deliver mission-aligned capabilities
Integrate large language models, AI services, external tools, and data sources into full-stack applications for cyber use cases
Generate new ideas that can support internal and external funding opportunities
Mentor teammates on applying AI to strengthen offensive cyber capability development
Communicate technical work by clearly articulating concepts through papers and presentations to team members, APL management, and government decision makers

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
At least 5 years of relevant experience
Experience building agentic AI systems, including planning, memory, tool use, and multi-step reasoning workflows
Skills with software debuggers and static analysis tools, including Ghidra
Experience with modern AI development platforms such as Claude Code, Gemini, Codex, or Copilot
Proficiency in one or more programming languages
Understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems
Enjoy solving technical puzzles and persevering through challenging engineering problems
Hold an active TS/SCI clearance and be able to obtain TS/SCI+Polygraph clearance
If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet U.S. citizenship eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Technologies

Ghidra
Claude Code
Gemini
Codex
Copilot
Large language models
AI services
Unix/Linux
TS/SCI clearance
TS/SCI+Polygraph clearance
Poligraph

Benefits

Robust education assistance program
Unparalleled retirement contributions
Healthy work/life balance
Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development

Preferred (Above Minimum Requirements)

Previously held dynamic technical leadership roles and have demonstrated mentoring experience
Experience applying AI systems to reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or exploit development
Experience designing production-grade agent workflows, including orchestration, evaluation, guardrails, observability, and reliability testing
Familiarity with virtualization, emulation, sandboxing, or automated analysis environments
Knowledge of advanced vulnerability discovery tools
Possess an active TS/SCI clearance with full scope polygraph

Compensation

Minimum: $105,000 annually
Maximum: $290,000 annually

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