Senior Vulnerability Researcher - TS/SCI Clearance, Onsite

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

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation

Healthcare and retirement benefits

Career development and recognition

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Backup care

Job summary

Nightwing is seeking Vulnerability Researchers to analyze systems, develop and defeat advanced security techniques, and work closely with customers in a collaborative team environment. Engineers write code and spend time dissecting systems, with daily work including disassembly and Python-based audits of C++ code.

The role involves hands-on embedded reverse engineering, OS internals, and understanding network protocols, with opportunities to tackle mission-critical challenges for U.S.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government TS/SCI Clearance.
• Bachelor's or MS in a technical discipline with required years of experience (BS/MS: 5 years; MS: 3 years), or equivalent experience.
• Experience with C/C++, Python, and reverse engineering of embedded systems.
• Familiarity with OS internals, assembly language, and network protocols.

Responsibilities

• Analyze systems to understand behavior and vulnerabilities, developing and defeating security techniques.
• Collaborate in small teams with customers to deliver solutions.
• Write code and study disassembly or audit C++ code using Python and debugging tools.

Skills

C/C++

Python

OS internals

Networking protocols

Exploit mitigations

Embedded systems

Assembly

Education

BS/MS in STEM

Tools

Ghidra

IDA Pro

Hex-Rays

Binary Ninja

objdump

gdb

WinDbg

OllyDbg

Job description

Nightwing is seeking Vulnerability Researchers to analyze systems, develop and defeat advanced security techniques, and work closely with customers in a collaborative team environment. Engineers write code and spend time dissecting systems, with daily work including disassembly and Python-based audits of C++ code.

The role involves hands-on embedded reverse engineering, OS internals, and understanding network protocols, with opportunities to tackle mission-critical challenges for U.S.