Senior Vulnerability Researcher/Reverse Engineer

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401k matching

Tuition assistance

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co is looking for a qualified engineer to join our team in Palm Bay, Florida. This onsite role involves research, reverse engineering, and software development, requiring a TS/SCI Clearance.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s in STEM fields and have 3–5 years of engineering experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries, healthcare, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent.
• Experience with full system emulation for research.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform research, reverse engineering, and development of software applications.
• Work in small teams to deliver real-world projects quickly.
• Collaborate with customers to enhance capabilities.

Skills

TS/SCI Clearance

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering with IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja

Experience with assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, MIPS)

Education

Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Tools

GIT

Atlassian suite

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.

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.

Job Summary

Our team covers the full life cycle from emulation, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and CNO/CNE tool development for various operating systems. Our mission covers a wide range of targets, anything from major consumer electronics to proprietary one-off systems. If it runs code, we have probably looked at it (or will soon.). In addition, the position will provide deliverables for real‑world use in relatively short turn‑around times. Projects will be undertaken in small teams with close coordination with customers to quickly enhance capabilities or resolve issues in existing tools for real‑world applications. Working as part of a team you will also need to be familiar with source management tools such as GIT and team coordination tools like the Atlassian suite of work products. All candidates must be U.S. citizens and be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

This position is an onsite role.

Responsibilities to Anticipate

We seek a qualified engineer that can perform as a team member on activities involved with research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance, and modification of complex classified and unclassified software applications.

Required Skills

• TS/SCI Clearance Required
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 3–5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
• Vulnerability research experience of public targets
• Reverse engineering utilizing any of IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja
• Utilizing full system emulation for research and analysis
• Experience with assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, etc.)

Desired Skills

• C/C++/Python
• Capture the Flag (CTF) experience
• Fuzzer development
• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire‑level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others)
• Linux or other OS reversing
• May have practical knowledge of project management

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

In addition to competitive salaries, CODEX offers excellent benefits for you and your family: competitive medical, dental and vision plans, child, elderly and dependent‑care programs, mental health resources, tuition assistance, employee discount programs, 401k matching, flexible work schedules (depending on program), a peer recognition and reward system and performance‑based bonuses.

Additional Information

Onsite: Employees who are working in onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement

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.