Senior CNO Developer / Reverse Engineer

Salary: $108,000 - 148,000 per year Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance; TS/SCI is required.
• Typically, a bachelors degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM preferred) and at least five years of engineering experience, or equivalent experience, subject to applicable local laws and regulations.
• Experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms and Make/CMake build systems.
• Experience with Python and practical knowledge of project execution.
• Ability to develop and enhance software tools, with an understanding of low-level programming concepts.
• Experience using source management tools and reverse-engineering tools such as IDA, Ghidra, or Binary Ninja.
• Familiarity with stack frames, calling conventions, memory management, full-system emulation, and assembly language (such as x86/64, ARM, PPC, or MIPS).
• Desired: knowledge of network protocols, Linux or other operating-system reverse engineering, Linux/Unix bootloaders, N-day development and productization, fuzzers, SELinux, cgroups, Linux permission models, large open-source projects, or Capture the Flag (CTF) activities.

• Contribute as a team member to research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance, and modification of complex classified and unclassified software applications.
• Support work spanning emulation, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and CNO/CNE tool development across various operating systems and targets.
• Deliver practical results on relatively short timelines, working in small teams and coordinating closely with customers to enhance capabilities or address issues in existing tools.
• Use source management and team coordination tools, including Git and the Atlassian suite.

• ARM
• Atlassian
• Git
• Support
• Linux
• Network
• Python
• Security
• Unix
• C++
• TCP/IP

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We are collaborating with hackajob to recruit for Nightwing, which provides advanced cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence mission support to customers in intelligence, defense, civil, and commercial markets. Our capabilities include cyber operations and defense, vulnerability research, technical surveillance, data intelligence, mission enablement, and software modernization. We value collaboration and teamwork, bringing together skilled colleagues to solve complex problems and deliver results. This is an onsite role, with employees working primarily onsite. We offer compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness and mental health resources; retirement plans and 401(k) matching; parental leave; flexible schedules depending on the program; tuition assistance; dependent-care support; employee discounts; recognition programs; and performance-based bonuses. The role is part of our work in cybersecurity and intelligence.

last updated 42 week of 2026