Associate Manager, Security Research Engineer

L3Harris Technologies

. Lead, mentor and support a large cadre of experienced engineering individuals overseeing teams in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand .

Posted 4/6/2026full-timeRemote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $97,000 - $207,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCyber SecurityDockeriOSJavaJenkinsKotlinMacOSObjective-CSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor and support a large cadre of experienced engineering individuals overseeing teams in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand
Devise and apply communications strategies to align the activities of a global engineering workforce
Assemble and monitor high-performance, multidisciplinary engineering teams
Consult with stakeholders to reconcile the strategic, tactical, and technical priorities for team leads
Set objectives, monitor performance, promote communication, and ensure the well-being of direct reports
Support administrative tasks to ensure timely processing of actions affecting direct reports
Up to 10% travel required
May be required to lift/move up to 25 lbs with assistance
Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 6 years prior relevant experience
Graduate Degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
Substantial experience in CNO development/offensive cyber security
Experience in low-level programming languages and instruction sets
Ability to install and operate developer debugging tools on Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS
Demonstrated proficiency using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or Hopper and dynamic tools such as Frida or ADB
Demonstrated proficiency of mobile platform (Android or iOS) internals, native programming languages (Objective-C, Swift, Java, and/or Kotlin), and system security mechanisms
8+ years of experience in software development, process automation, quality engineering, or network operations
Working knowledge of operating system and application vulnerability classes
Proven experience analyzing malware samples and understanding mitigations provided by software patches
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker), git workflows, and continuous integration/delivery platforms (e.g., Bamboo, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab)
Knowledge and practical experience with agile software development methodologies
4+ years of experience leading a team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and disability insurance
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
EAP
education assistance
parental leave
paid time off
company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

CNO developmentoffensive cyber securitylow-level programming languagesdeveloper debugging toolsreverse engineering toolsmobile platform internalsnative programming languagescontainerization technologiesagile software development methodologiessoftware development

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationstakeholder consultationperformance monitoringteam assemblystrategic alignmentadministrative supportwell-being promotionobjective setting