Senior Vulnerability Research Engineer

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions•Annapolis Junction, MD

2d•Remote

About The Position

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. 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. This role involves using advanced systems to find zero-day (O-day) vulnerabilities, analyzing, designing, and identifying programmatic behaviors. You will have the opportunity to develop, test, and debug software applications, research data, and provide new design ideas for vulnerability techniques, and apply terminologies like debugging and fuzzing into your work.

Requirements

Requires 4 years and a bachelor’s degree or 2 years and a master’s degree in computer science or related field.
Solid understanding of software development.
Knowledge in C, C++, or Python.
Experience with program analysis, reverse engineering, and debugging tools (e.g., angr, BAP, IDA Pro, Binary Ninja, gdb, Ghidra, windbg).
Knowledge of Windows or Linux.
Knowledge of Assembly (x86/x64).

Nice To Haves

Understanding of OS Internals (any major OS).
Experience with exploit development, Hack The Box, etc…
Experience reading or writing assembly.
Understanding of network protocols, application layer, be able to read/write socket code.
Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR.
Relevant Cybersecurity Certifications (e.g. oscp, oscE, OSWP, OSEP, OSWE, OSED, OSEE, GPEN, GWAPT, GXPN, CISSP).