TS/SCI Cleared Vulnerability Researcher & CNO Engineer

Nightwing; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Referral Award Eligibility

Collaboration with talented individuals

Opportunities for innovation in cybersecurity

Job summary

A cybersecurity firm in San Antonio is seeking Vulnerability Researchers to analyze systems and develop advanced security techniques. Candidates must possess a TS/SCI clearance and have experience with C/C++. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of operating system internals and is capable of working collaboratively in small teams. This role emphasizes both coding and system analysis to drive innovation and security improvements.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI Clearance Required.
• Ability to develop and defeat new security techniques.
• Experience working on small teams with close coordination.

Responsibilities

• Analyze systems to understand behavior when they break.
• Study disassembly and write Python to audit C++ code.
• Develop techniques to find and exploit vulnerabilities.

Skills

Experience with C or C++

Understanding of OS Internals

Experience reading or writing assembly

Experience developing embedded systems

Understanding of network protocols

Understanding of exploit mitigations

Experience using reverse engineering tools

Experience using debuggers

Experience building tools for vulnerabilities

Education

BS/MS in technical discipline

Tools

IDA Pro

HexRays

Ghidra

Binary Ninja

objdump

Job description

A cybersecurity firm in San Antonio is seeking Vulnerability Researchers to analyze systems and develop advanced security techniques. Candidates must possess a TS/SCI clearance and have experience with C/C++. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of operating system internals and is capable of working collaboratively in small teams. This role emphasizes both coding and system analysis to drive innovation and security improvements.