Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineer (Onsite)

Nightwing•Palm Bay, FL

1d•Onsite

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. At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients. The Cybersecurity, Intelligence and Services (CIS) business 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. CIS brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Our team covers the full life cycle from emulation, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and CNO/CNE tool development for various operating systems. Our mission covers a wide range of targets, anything from major consumer electronics to proprietary one-off systems. In addition, the position will provide deliverables for real-world use in relatively short turn-around times. We seek a qualified engineer that has an expert level knowledge of C/C++code. This engineer will be relied upon to analyze source code for to find vulnerabilities. In addition, general vulnerability research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance, and modification of complex classified and unclassified software applications. Projects will be undertaken in small teams with close coordination with customers to quickly enhance capabilities or resolve issues in existing tools for real-world applications. Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

Requirements

TS/SCI Clearance required
Practical knowledge of project execution
Ability to make enhancements to and develop software tools
Understanding of low-level programming concepts
Familiarity with stack frames, calling conventions, and memory management
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, routing protocols, or others)
Experience with source management tools
Experience with assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips, etc.)
Expert level knowledge of C/C++ code
Bachelor’s degree (STEM preferred) and typically 5 years’ of prior related experience or an advance degree with 3 years’ of experience
U.S. Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

C/C++/Python
Utilizing full system emulation for research and analysis
Experience Reverse engineering using IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire-level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others)
Linux or other OS reversing

Responsibilities

Cover the full life cycle from emulation, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and CNO/CNE tool development for various operating systems
Provide deliverables for real-world use in relatively short turn-around times
Analyze source code to find vulnerabilities
Perform general vulnerability research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance, and modification of complex classified and unclassified software applications
Undertake projects in small teams with close coordination with customers to quickly enhance capabilities or resolve issues in existing tools for real-world applications