Vulnerability Researcher/CNO Developer (Onsite)

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

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.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

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.

Vulnerability Researchers at NightWing CODEX analyze systems to understand how they work and how they behave when they break. Candidates must be able to play both sides of the fence, both developing and defeating new and advanced security techniques. Projects are undertaken in small teams with close coordination with customers. All our engineers write code, but many of our engineers spend as much time taking systems apart as building new ones. A typical day can involve studying disassembly or writing Python to audit a piece of C++ code.

Required Skills

• TS/SCI Clearance Required

• Experience with C or C++ 3 or more of the following desired skills

Desired Skills

• Understanding of OS Internals (any major OS)

• Experience reading or writing assembly (x86, x64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, SPARC, 68k, or others)

• Experience developing embedded systems

• Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire-level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others).

• Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR

• Experience using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, HexRays, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or objdump.

• Experience using debuggers such as gdb, WinDbg, OllyDbg

• Experience building and using tools to find, exploit, and productize vulnerabilities in complex software systems

Security Clearance

Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship is required. Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Education Required

BS/MS in technical discipline or Equivalent work experience will be considered.

Employee Referral Award 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.