Senior Cyber Engineer – Offense & Defense Lead

Nightwing; Sterling, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k plan

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Nightwing’s CODEX division seeks a Principal Cyber Engineer to join on-site in Sterling, VA. You will develop native mobile applications, integrate reverse engineering results, and support cryptic cyber challenges for national-security missions.

The role requires Top Secret/SCI clearance, 5+ years in C/C++ Unix/Linux, iOS development, and familiarity with debuggers and virtualization tools. Join a mission-focused team delivering advanced cyber capabilities.

Qualifications

• Requires Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• At least 5 years of C/C++ on Unix/Linux.
• Experience developing on iOS and Objective-C.

Responsibilities

• Develop native applications for mobile devices.
• Incorporate reverse engineering results into development products.
• Collaborate with a team to meet customer requirements and missions.

Skills

C/C++ on Unix/Linux

iOS development

Objective-C

pThreads

signal handlers

static decompilers (Hex-Rays)

disassemblers (Ghidra)

Education

Degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Corellium

Docker

Git

Bitbucket

JIRA

Bamboo

Job description

Nightwing’s CODEX division seeks a Principal Cyber Engineer to join on-site in Sterling, VA. You will develop native mobile applications, integrate reverse engineering results, and support cryptic cyber challenges for national-security missions.

The role requires Top Secret/SCI clearance, 5+ years in C/C++ Unix/Linux, iOS development, and familiarity with debuggers and virtualization tools. Join a mission-focused team delivering advanced cyber capabilities.