Senior Vulnerability Researcher/Reverse Engineer

Archer; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Education assistance

401k matching

Flexible schedules

Parental leave

Backup care

Job summary

Archer, in collaboration with Nightwing, seeks a qualified engineer for an onsite role in San Antonio, TX. The position covers research, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and CNO/CNE tool development for classified and unclassified software, with small-team coordination and real-world deliverables.

Candidates must have TS/SCI clearance, a STEM bachelor’s, and 3–5 years of engineering experience; knowledge of IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja and assembly language is preferred.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of engineering experience or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance of complex classified and unclassified software.
• Collaborate with customers and small teams to quickly enhance capabilities or resolve issues in existing tools.

Skills

TS/SCI Clearance

Vulnerability research

Assembly language

CTF experience

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Tools

IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Nightwing to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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 US 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
• 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
• 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.

ERIP Eligibility - This requisition is eligible for an employee referral award. ALL eligibility requirements must be met to receive the referral award.

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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.