Vulnerability Researcher/CNO Developer (Onsite)

About the role

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence mission support services. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Vulnerability Researchers at Nightwing CODEX analyze systems to understand how they work and how they behave when they break. Candidates must be able to play both sides of the fence, both developing and defeating new and advanced security techniques. Projects are undertaken in small teams with close coordination with customers. All our engineers write code, but many spend as much time taking systems apart as building new ones. A typical day can involve studying disassembly or writing Python to audit a piece of C++ code.

Requirements

• TS/SCI Clearance Required
• Experience with C or C++
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a government security clearance

Desired Skills

Three or more of the following:

• Understanding of OS Internals (any major OS)
• Experience reading or writing assembly (x86, x64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, SPARC, 68k, or others)
• Experience developing embedded systems
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire-level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others)
• Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR
• Experience using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, HexRays, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or objdump
• Experience using debuggers such as gdb, WinDbg, OllyDbg
• Experience building and using tools to find, exploit, and productize vulnerabilities in complex software systems

Qualifications

• BS/MS in technical discipline or equivalent work experience

Benefits

This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. All eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

Nightwing values collaboration and teamwork, offering the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals passionate about driving innovation, solving complex problems, and delivering exceptional results for clients.