BAE Systems Inc. is looking for cryptocurrency exploiters. The firm is a contractor based in the United States and it offers support and service solutions for defense, intelligence, as well as civilian systems.

The firm posted the job vacancy on LinkedIn. The position known as cryptocurrency exploiters is to support a firm’s client’s operational requirements in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

According to the requirements stated in the job post, the successful individuals are to show that they are proficient in cryptocurrency and must haverecognized and verifiable credentials in the field.

The firm prefers individuals with a Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP), Certified Bitcoin Expert (CBX) or a deep knowledge and depth of applied Cryptography that include elliptic curve (ECDSA) signature algorithms, Schnorr signatures, as well as Zero Knowledge Proofs.

Besides, they should understand privacy coins, wallet types, full and light nodes, and operations within cryptocurrency networks.

The firm claimed the generation of $10.8 billion in sales in 2018. It is into the development and manufacturing of electronic systems for both military and commercial applications; production of security and protection products; provision of IT expertise to develop, integrate, and operate systems; and provision of maintenance services.

Other companies in the United States focused on the military have likewise revealed interest in blockchain technology. In recent times, a research group of the U.S. Navy offered Simba Chain (blockchain software startup) about $10 million to come up with a secure messaging platform.

In 2019, the United States Air Force tasked Simba Chain with prototyping a blockchain approach to register and track additive manufacturing (3D printing) components all through their lifecycles.

Last year, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) likewise announced plans for blockchain tech in its four-year roadmap. According to the organization, there are potentially precious use cases for blockchain in data storage.

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