Senior Software Developer (Windows) (Hybrid) with Security Clearance

Nightwing; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Senior Software Developer (Windows) to design and implement secure software for our commercial product team, focusing on low-level system security and driver development. This role combines security engineering with hands-on coding across Windows environments.

The ideal candidate has strong C/C++ expertise, deep knowledge of OS internals, and experience with debugging tools, Git, and Jira/Jenkins. U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience with C/C++ development.
• Knowledge of OS internals (Filesystem, IRP and I/O Request Handling).
• DOD System Security Engineering standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper).
• Reading/interacting with assembly (x86_64, ARM).
• Experience with debugging tools (WinDbg or Visual Studio Debugger).
• Windows driver development experience (WDM or WDK).
• Version control using Git; familiarity with Jira/Jenkins/Pytest.

Responsibilities

• Develop software for our commercial product team with a focus on security at system level.
• Address security requirements for national security projects and ensure robust code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and prepare for security clearance processes.

Skills

C/C++ development

OS internals

Assembly reading/interacting

Good communication skills

Tools

Git

WinDbg

Visual Studio Debugger

Python 3

Jira

Jenkins

Pytest

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. Senior Software Developer (Windows) - Hybrid 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 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. Potential candidates should be talented, motivated, and forward‑thinking individuals who enjoy systems‑level security engineering. ** Must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance. ** 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. Required Skills Include: * Experience with C/C++ development

• Knowledge of OS internals (Filesystem, IRP and I/O Request Handling)
• Debugging tools proficiency (WinDbg or Visual Studio Debugger)
• Windows driver development experience (WDM or WDK)
• Version control systems such as Git
• Experience with Batch scripting and Python 3
• Software development and testing tools such as Jira, Jenkins, Pytest
• Good communication skills The product team works with a large array of technologies, tools, and concepts, so other valuable skills and experience include: * TPM and Secure Boot technologies
• DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
• Reading and interacting with assembly (x86_64, ARM, etc.)
• Virtualization concepts and technologies (Hyper-V, Vmware, VirtualBox, etc.)
• Cryptography and the implementation of cryptographic algorithms
• Concurrency and parallelism concepts Our ideal candidate is someone with great technical and problem‑solving skills, a motivated personality, and a high degree of creativity!
• 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! 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.