Principal Cyber Engineer
Nightwing
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.
Principal Cyber Engineer 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. CODEX Overview Nightwing's CODEX (Cyber Offense and Defense Experts) division brings together an elite team of mission-focused industry experts who are well known for their ability to overcome the most advanced technical challenges. The team comprises engineers of multiple disciplines including vulnerability research, reverse engineering, CNO/CNE development, hardware emulation, system engineering, and data analytics. Our engineers do more than just work with cutting-edge technology-they ensure missions succeed for our customers. CODEX offices span the nation and offer its engineers the ability to advance their careers through mentorship, training, and an expansive technical portfolio that covers every side of cyber. If you want to be part of a collaborative team that supports challenging, meaningful work that is vital to our national security, apply today! Principal Cyber Engineer Cyber Offense and Defense Experts (CODEX) is seeking a cyber engineer to join our team to solve real-time cyber challenges, working on site with our end users in their spaces. Applicants will join a team of developers building high impact native applications for mobile devices, with continuous and meaningful feedback from users. Applicants are expected to integrate reverse engineering results into development products and expand their knowledge of the mobile platform to meet development objectives and customer requirements. The place of performance for this work is at a Nightwing site in Sterling, Virginia. Technical Requirements- Current TS/SCI clearance is required
- Experience developing for Android or another mobile platform
- At least 8 years of experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms using Make/CMake build systems
- Familiarity with static decompilers (e.g HexRays) & disassemblers (e.g. Ghidra)
- Experience developing against or working with large open-source projects (e.g. AOSP)
- Team or task leadership experience
- Understanding of CNE techniques and methodologies on Android and Linux
- Experience with the ARM64/ARM32 Architecture or other similar platform
- Familiarity with Atlassian products (Bitbucket, Bamboo, JIRA, etc.)
- Familiarity with version control software such as git
- Reverse engineering ARM binaries
- Developing proof-of-concept exploit software
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$183.6k - $221.6k
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$156.4k - $234.6k
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$184.8k - $277.2k
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...the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Details of Manager responsibilities: Software Engineer Manager The Software Engineering Manager 1 will support the Chantilly site programs in developing and managing software activities...Work at officeRelocation packageShift work$131.7k - $206.45k
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$180k - $200k
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...Time W-2 or Contract Rate: open to negotiation. Benefits: including health, dental vision, PTO, holidays, 401K, etc... Principal Systems Engineer o Experience applying Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles, including system modeling with Cameo, or...Full timeContract workFor contractors- ****Required Skill Sets: • Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 8 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience. • KSA in Mission Protection, Mission Resiliency, Customer...Contract workFor contractors
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- Job Title All Qualified candidates will be responded to in 24 hours or less Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance required This effort is on-site Employment type: Full Time - Direct Rate: 160K - 185K Benefits: including...Full time
$120.5k - $231k
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