Senior Software Developer

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance +

401k • PTO • Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC seeks a highly skilled software engineer to develop secure software for our commercial product team, focusing on low-level systems, kernel/driver work, and cross-architecture concerns in a security-first environment.

The role emphasizes building and debugging across Linux, with experience in virtualization, containers, and cryptography to secure systems at the lowest levels. Strong communication and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++ development and systems programming.
• Strong knowledge of Linux OS internals and debugging kernel/user-space.
• Experience delivering software products to commercial and government customers.
• Familiarity with assembly and calling conventions for multiple architectures.

Skills

C/C++ development

Bash scripting

OS internals (Linux)

System & app debugging

Assembly (x86/x86_64)

Leading software delivery

Kernel/Driver development

Build systems (Make/CMake)

Concurrency & parallelism

Tools

Linux kernel building

Red Hat / RHEL

Yocto

QEMU

KVM

VMware

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

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. Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development, delivering capabilities to protect national security. Our projects cover the spectrum of security technologies, hardware architectures, and operating systems; if it runs code, we’re interested in its security. We see the impact we have on our nation’s security each day. We refuse any work that isn’t engaging, we ensure our engineers have the tools they need to excel and we recognize superb results. We’re seeking a candidate to develop software for our commercial product team - securing systems at the lowest levels.

Required Skills Include

• Experience with C/C++ development
• Experience with bash scripting
• Knowledge of OS internals (Linux)
• Experience with System and application debugging
• Familiarity with assembly (x86, x86_64) and function calling conventions
• Experience leading and delivering software products to commercial and/or government customers
• Experience with Kernel/Driver development
• Build systems (Make, CMake, etc.)
• Concurrency and parallelism concepts

The product team works with a large array of technologies, tools, and concepts, so other valuable skills and experience include:

• Building/configuring Linux kernels, Redhat systems, Yocto, etc.
• Linux Kernel/Driver development
• TPM and Secure Boot technologies
• Security Concepts
• Reading and interacting with assembly languages other than x86, x86_64 (ARM, etc.)
• DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
• Familiarity with internals of other Operating Systems (especially Windows or real-time operating systems (RTOS))
• Virtualization concepts and technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, VirtualBox, etc.)
• Container and container management concepts and technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Cryptography and the implementation of cryptographic algorithms

Our ideal candidate is someone with great technical and problem-solving skills, a motivated personality, and a high degree of creativity!

Security Clearance: Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship is required. Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance.

Our Interviews

Our interviews are technical. Be prepared to tell us about your technical background and interests as well as to work through some of our questions on a computer or whiteboard. We hope candidates find our questions to be thought provoking, but we don’t ask brain teasers or tricks. This is a chance to have a dialog with our team, and we hope you will enjoy it!

Salary

The salary associated with this position $122,000-$253,000 is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Benefits

• Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

About Us

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients. Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

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 or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives. When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions. At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients. Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.