Senior Vulnerability Researcher & Reverse Engineer (CNO) — TS/SCI

Nightwing; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement benefits

Career development

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Backup care

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking Vulnerability Researchers to analyze systems, understand their behavior, and develop offensive and defensive security techniques. The role involves hands-on coding in Python and C/C++, studying disassembly, and collaborating with customers on small teams to deliver mission-ready improvements.

Candidates should have a STEM degree and 5+ years of engineering experience or an MS with 3+ years, and must be able to obtain TS/SCI clearance. The position is onsite in Texas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) is required.
• 5+ years of engineering experience OR MS with 3+ years.
• Experience with C or C++ and Python.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance.
• 4+ of the following desired skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze systems to understand behavior and vulnerabilities.
• Develop and defeat advanced security techniques in small teams.
• Write Python to audit C++ code and study disassembly.
• Collaborate with customers to deliver mission-ready solutions.

Skills

C/C++

Python

TS/SCI clearance

Bachelor’s in STEM

OS internals understanding

Education

BS in STEM

MS in STEM (optional)

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Hex-Rays

Binary Ninja

GDB

Job description

Nightwing is seeking Vulnerability Researchers to analyze systems, understand their behavior, and develop offensive and defensive security techniques. The role involves hands-on coding in Python and C/C++, studying disassembly, and collaborating with customers on small teams to deliver mission-ready improvements.

Candidates should have a STEM degree and 5+ years of engineering experience or an MS with 3+ years, and must be able to obtain TS/SCI clearance. The position is onsite in Texas.