Senior Principal Cyber Engineer, CODEX – On-Site VA

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k plan

PTO & Holidays

Signing bonus option

Job summary

Nightwing’s CODEX division seeks a Senior Principal Cyber Engineer to advance cyber offense and defense capabilities on-site with end users in Sterling, VA. You will join a team of experts solving high-impact challenges and translating reverse engineering results into practical development objectives for mission success.

Applicants must hold a current TS/SCI clearance, have 10+ years of C/C++ on Unix/Linux, and experience with iOS and Objective-C.

Qualifications

• Requires Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• At least 10 years of C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms.
• Experience developing for iOS and Objective-C.
• Familiarity with core Unix features (Named Pipes, Pipes, pthreads, signal handlers).
• Proficiency with static decompilers (Hex-Rays) and disassemblers (Ghidra).
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop native applications for mobile devices on-site at customer spaces.
• Integrate reverse-engineering results into development products.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to meet mission objectives.
• Contribute to security-focused engineering across CODEX initiatives.

Skills

C/C++

Unix/Linux

iOS

Objective-C

Pipes

Pthreads

Signal Handlers

Reverse Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Hex-Rays

Ghidra

Corellium

Docker

Git

JIRA

Bitbucket

Job description

Nightwing’s CODEX division seeks a Senior Principal Cyber Engineer to advance cyber offense and defense capabilities on-site with end users in Sterling, VA. You will join a team of experts solving high-impact challenges and translating reverse engineering results into practical development objectives for mission success.

Applicants must hold a current TS/SCI clearance, have 10+ years of C/C++ on Unix/Linux, and experience with iOS and Objective-C.