Windows Vulnerability Research Engineer - Exploit

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Windows Vulnerability Research Engineer to support advanced research, development, and exploitation on Windows platforms. The candidate should have deep expertise in low-level programming, vulnerability research, and exploit techniques, with a strong background in secure software analysis.

Required credentials include TS/SCI with Poly, 3+ years in C, C++, and Python, plus hands-on VR, RE, and exploit development experience.

Qualifications

• Three or more years developing, testing, and debugging software in C, C++, and Python.
• Hands-on Vulnerability Research (VR) experience.
• Experience with exploitation and exploit development.
• Proven ability to work with Windows OS architectures, debugging, and security mechanisms.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Vulnerability Research

Reverse Engineering

Exploit Development

Windows Internals

Tools

WinDbg

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Windows Vulnerability Research Engineer to support advanced research, development, and exploitation on Windows platforms. The candidate should have deep expertise in low-level programming, vulnerability research, and exploit techniques, with a strong background in secure software analysis.

Required credentials include TS/SCI with Poly, 3+ years in C, C++, and Python, plus hands-on VR, RE, and exploit development experience.