Senior Systems Software Engineer - OS Security & Kernel

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

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking a seasoned Software Developer (System Security) to advance OS-level security features, detection and response mechanisms, and cryptographic bindings for trusted hardware. Work spans Windows, Linux, and VxWorks with the goal of hardening mission-critical systems. You should bring deep OS internals knowledge, kernel programming curiosity, and practical security experience.

U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility and you will join a team protecting critical DoD

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development in systems-level programming.
• Experience with OS internals and low-level security concepts.
• Proficient in debugging complex systems with modern tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance OS-level security features inside the OS.
• Build detection and response mechanisms against advanced threats.
• Implement cryptographic bindings of software to trusted hardware.
• Create system lockdown capabilities to minimize attack surface.
• Support multi-OS platforms (Windows, Linux, VxWorks).

Skills

C/C++

OS-level programming

Debugging

Git

Self-learning

Job description

Nightwing is seeking a seasoned Software Developer (System Security) to advance OS-level security features, detection and response mechanisms, and cryptographic bindings for trusted hardware. Work spans Windows, Linux, and VxWorks with the goal of hardening mission-critical systems. You should bring deep OS internals knowledge, kernel programming curiosity, and practical security experience.

U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility and you will join a team protecting critical DoD