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

Nightwing; Huntsville (AL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing is hiring a Software Developer (Windows) for a hybrid role focused on cybersecurity research and development. The candidate will work on security-critical software spanning OS internals, cryptography, and hardware-software interfaces.

Required: strong C/C++ skills, experience with Windows driver development, and readiness to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance. Hybrid work in Huntsville, AL with cross-disciplinary collaboration to protect national security interests.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in C/C++ development with Windows.
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Responsibilities

• Develop software for the commercial product team focusing on security at the lowest levels.
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Skills

C/C++

OS Internals

WinDbg

Git

Python

Batch Script

Jira

Jenkins

Pytest

Communication

Secure Boot

RMF/Cyber Resiliency

Assembly (x86_64/ARM)

Cryptography

Tools

Git

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. 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

• Experience with C/C++ development
• Knowledge of OS internals (Filesystem, IRP and I/O Request Handling)
• Debugging tools proficiency (WinDbg or Visual Studio Debugger)
• Version control systems such as Git The product team works with a large array of technologies, tools, and concepts, so other valuable skills and experience include:
• Windows driver development experience (WDM or WDK)
• Experience with Batch scripting and Python 3
• Software development and testing tools such as Jira, Jenkins, Pytest
• Good communication skills
• 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.