Senior Vulnerability Researcher - Reverse Engineering & CNO

Nightwing; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k matching

Flexible work schedules

Education assistance

Job summary

Nightwing in Florida is seeking an engineer to support the full lifecycle of research, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and tool development for both classified and unclassified software. The role is onsite and involves close collaboration with customers and small teams to rapidly enhance capabilities.

Candidates must have a TS/SCI clearance, a STEM degree, and 3–5 years of experience, with hands-on work in IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja, C/C++, Python, and network protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 3–5 years of engineering experience or equivalent.
• TS/SCI clearance required.
• Vulnerability research experience on public targets.
• Reverse engineering using IDA, Ghidra, or BinaryNinja.
• Experience with full system emulation for research and analysis.
• Experience with multiple architectures (x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips).

Responsibilities

• Perform as a team member on research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance, and modification of complex software.
• Collaborate with customers and teams to deliver tools and enhancements for real‑world use.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Vulnerability research

Reverse engineering

Emulation

Assembly language

CTF experience

Security tooling

Education

Bachelor's in Science (STEM)

Tools

IDA

Ghidra

BinaryNinja

Job description

Nightwing in Florida is seeking an engineer to support the full lifecycle of research, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and tool development for both classified and unclassified software. The role is onsite and involves close collaboration with customers and small teams to rapidly enhance capabilities.

Candidates must have a TS/SCI clearance, a STEM degree, and 3–5 years of experience, with hands-on work in IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja, C/C++, Python, and network protocols.