Principal Mobile CNO Engineer

Nightwing; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus may be available

Employee referral award eligibility

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm is looking for a Principal Mobile CNO Engineer to join their team in Huntsville, Alabama. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in Android development and C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms, with a current TS/SCI clearance. This role involves solving real-time cyber challenges and developing high-impact applications. A degree in a technical discipline is required, and a signing bonus may be available for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms.
• Current TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Experience developing for mobile platforms.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of developers building high-impact native applications.
• Integrate reverse engineering results into development products.
• Work on real-time cyber challenges on-site.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer interaction

Android development

C/C++ experience

Vulnerability assessment

Education

Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Make/CMake

HexRays

Ghidra

Git

Atlassian products

Job description

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.

CODEX Overview

Nightwing’s CODEX (Cyber Offense and Defense Experts) division brings together an elite team of mission‑focused industry experts who are well known for their ability to overcome the most advanced technical challenges. The team comprises engineers of multiple disciplines including vulnerability research, reverse engineering, CNO/CNE development, hardware emulation, system engineering, and data analytics. Our engineers do more than just work with cutting‑edge technology—they ensure missions succeed for our customers. CODEX offices span the nation and offer its engineers the ability to advance their careers through mentorship, training, and an expansive technical portfolio that covers every side of cyber.

Principal Cyber Engineer

Cyber Offense and Defense Experts (CODEX) is seeking a cyber engineer to join our team to solve real‑time cyber challenges, working on site with our end users in their spaces. Applicants will join a team of developers building high‑impact native applications for mobile devices, with continuous and meaningful feedback from users. Applicants are expected to integrate reverse engineering results into development products and expand their knowledge of the mobile platform to meet development objectives and customer requirements.

The place of performance for this work is at a customer site in Chantilly, Virginia.

Technical Requirements

• Current TS/SCI clearance is required
• Experience with team or task leadership and customer interaction
• Experience developing for Android or another mobile platform
• Experience with vulnerability assessment on Android or another mobile platform
• At least 8 years of experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms using Make/CMake build systems
• Familiarity with static decompilers (e.g. HexRays) & disassemblers (e.g. Ghidra)
• Experience developing against or working with large open‑source projects (e.g. AOSP)

Desired Experience

• Understanding of CNE techniques and methodologies on Android and Linux
• Experience with the ARM64/ARM32 Architecture or other similar platform
• Familiarity with Atlassian products (Bitbucket, Bamboo, JIRA, etc.)
• Familiarity with version control software such as git
• Reverse engineering ARM binaries
• Developing proof‑of‑concept exploit software

Education Requirements

Requires a degree in a technical discipline

This position is not relocation eligible, but a signing bonus may be an option for the sufficiently qualified candidate.

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

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Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.