Vulnerability & Exploitation Specialist
Company websitegrvty.com (GRVTY, opens in new tab)
Base salary $180K to $230K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Annapolis Junction, MD
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- LocationAnnapolis Junction, MD
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
What You’ll Be Owning:
GRVTY is seeking a Vulnerability & Exploitation Specialist with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Annapolis Junction, MD. We are looking for candidates who have discovered a 0-day vulnerabilities or a list of CVEs (public vulnerability disclosures) they discovered or contributed to. We are also looking for any specific work they’ve done exploiting vulnerabilities.
What You Must Have:
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
- Skills/experience listed out in order of priority:
- 0-day vulnerabilities or CVEs discovered and attributed to themselves
- History performing vulnerability research
- Experience with writing or using fuzzers – AFL, LibFuzzer, ClusterFuzz, oss-fuzz
- Experience with code analysis tools – CodeQL, Joern, Semgrep
- History of exploiting or productizing 0-day vulnerabilities
- History of exploiting or productizing n-day vulnerabilities/CVEs/publicly disclosed vulnerabilities
- History of reverse engineering malware or other code for CNE purposes
- Experience with reverse engineering tools – Ghidra, Ida Pro, Binary Ninja Experience using debuggers – GDB or WinDbg
- Experience writing, navigating, and building C/C++ code
- Experience with tools like VsCode, Visual Studio, VIM/Emacs
- Familiarity with ARM or MIPS architectures and Linux variants
- We also use Python to write a lot of our tools, so that is good to see
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
- The pay range for this position is: $180,000.00 - $230,000.00
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Maryland Pay Range
$180,000—$230,000 USD
Why Choose GRVTY
The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.
We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.
At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events
EEO Statement
GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [email protected] or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.
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Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit, we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($180,000) is above 91% of the 103 IT & Security roles in Maryland listed on this site. Their median floor is $139,000; the middle half runs from $120,800 to $150,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingVulnerability & Exploitation Specialist$180K to $230K
Imagery Scientist (EO) - Expert$180K to $210K
Imagery Scientist (SAR) - Expert$180K to $210K
Data Scientist - Expert$180K to $210K
Next-Generation Data Platform PM$180K to $220K
OPIR Imagery Scientist$180K to $210K
Software Engineer 2$179K to $209K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Vulnerability & Exploitation Specialist (this listing) | $180K - $230K |
| Imagery Scientist (EO) - Expert | $180K - $210K |
| Imagery Scientist (SAR) - Expert | $180K - $210K |
| Data Scientist - Expert | $180K - $210K |
| Next-Generation Data Platform PM | $180K - $220K |
| OPIR Imagery Scientist | $180K - $210K |
| Software Engineer 2 | $179K - $209K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Stopped meeting the published-salary criteria
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-01-06
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Maryland Pay Range
USD 180,000 – 230,000 · interval unstated · pay_input_range · Maryland Pay Range · gh plain label (rule B)
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
