Cyber Network Operations Software Engineer

Nightwing

Maryland

On-site

USD 77,000 - 163,000

Full time

14 days+
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Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k)
Paid Time Off
Holidays
Additional insurances

Job summary

Nightwing delivers advanced cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence mission support services across government and commercial markets. The candidate will design, prototype, develop, and test CNO capabilities to address mission objectives.

They will perform hands-on development and contribute to capability enhancements, ensuring tools meet operational performance standards. The role requires strong programming in C/C++, Python, and assembly, with experience across Windows

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with four (4) years’ experience or eight (8) years’ experience in relevant field.
  • Minimum six (6) years’ experience programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and/or Python.
  • Minimum five (5) years’ experience developing in Windows or UNIX environments with relevant tools.
  • Minimum four (4) years of experience with programming CNO tools and techniques.
  • Minimum two (2) years of experience programming CNO tools for the US Government.
  • Minimum two (2) years of experience programming techniques to evade host and/or network-based IDS.
  • Minimum two (2) years of experience developing packet-level programs.
  • Minimum two (2) years of experience in network sockets programming.

Responsibilities

  • Design, prototype, develop, and test CNO capabilities to address mission objectives.
  • Perform hands-on development and contribute to capability enhancements.
  • Ensure tools meet operational performance standards.

Skills

Python
C/C++
Assembly
Scripting (Bash/PowerShell)

Education

Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience or 8+ years in relevant field

Tools

IDA Pro
Ghidra
OllyDbg
Visual Studio
Makefiles / Unix build env
Git

Job description

Nightwing delivers advanced cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence mission support services across government and commercial markets. The candidate will design, prototype, develop, and test CNO capabilities to address mission objectives.

They will perform hands-on development and contribute to capability enhancements, ensuring tools meet operational performance standards. The role requires strong programming in C/C++, Python, and assembly, with experience across Windows

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