US Military Contractor BAE Systems Wants to Hire ‘Cryptocurrency Exploiters’

One of the world’s largest defense contractors is seeking “cryptocurrency exploiters” to support a client based in Washington, D.C.

Advertised on LinkedIn, the Virginia-based arm of BAE Systems is searching for candidates who can “demonstrate proficiency in cryptocurrency” and can move to the U.S. capital to “support a client’s operational requirements.”

Successful candidates will either have to be a certified bitcoin professional or expert (CBP/X) – industry-standard certifications – or have a “substantive understanding” of cryptocurrencies. That will include expertise in elliptic curve algorithms and zero-knowledge proofs, as well as “hands-on experience analyzing Smart Contract vulnerabilities,” the advert reads.

Candidates will also need to understand how cryptocurrencies operate at a source code level, according to the advert, as well as “understand privacy coins, wallet types, full and light nodes, virtual currency payment processors, secure payment protocols and other…