Senior Principal OS Security Engineer - Secret Cleared

Nightwing; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Senior Principal Software Developer (System Security) to strengthen OS-level protections for DoD-grade systems. You will work on deep OS internals, cryptographic binding, and resilient software design, with a focus on security and reliability.

You'll join a team building multi-layered cyber resiliency solutions, collaborating with highly experienced engineers and contributing to safeguarding mission-critical environments for government and commercial clients.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development in systems-level programming.
• Expert-level C/C++ with memory management and low-level concepts.
• Strong OS-level programming experience and driver/kernel familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Develop OS-level security features for multi-OS platforms.
• Build detection and response mechanisms against advanced threats.
• Implement cryptographic binding of software to trusted hardware.
• Create system lockdown capabilities to minimize attack surface.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure solutions.

Skills

C/C++

OS-level programming

Debugging tools

Git version control

Security concepts

Tools

GDB

WinDbg

Visual Studio

Job description

Nightwing in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Senior Principal Software Developer (System Security) to strengthen OS-level protections for DoD-grade systems. You will work on deep OS internals, cryptographic binding, and resilient software design, with a focus on security and reliability.

You'll join a team building multi-layered cyber resiliency solutions, collaborating with highly experienced engineers and contributing to safeguarding mission-critical environments for government and commercial clients.