CNO Developer

Nightwing

$90K — $120K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI Clearance Required
  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM or equivalent experience with minimum 3 years in engineering
  • Proficient in C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms and Make/CMake
  • Strong Python programming skills
  • Knowledge of project execution and software tool development
  • Understanding of low-level programming, stack frames, and memory management
  • Experience with reverse engineering tools like IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja

Responsibilities

  • Conduct emulation and reverse engineering for various operating systems
  • Perform vulnerability research and develop CNO/CNE tools
  • Deliver real-world software solutions with quick turnaround times
  • Collaborate closely with customers to improve tool capabilities
  • Utilize GIT for source management and Atlassian tools for team coordination
  • Support project execution through hands-on coding and development
  • Analyze systems through full emulation for research purposes

Benefits

  • Onsite work environment
  • Engagement in small, dynamic teams
  • Opportunities for real-world impact with rapid project cycles
  • Exposure to a wide variety of technological targets
  • Potential for skill enhancement through collaborative problem-solving
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Our team covers the full life cycle from emulation, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and CNO/CNE tool development for various operating systems. Our mission covers a wide range of targets, anything from major consumer electronics to proprietary one-off systems. If it runs code, we have probably looked at it (or will soon.). In addition, the position will provide deliverables for real-world use in relatively short turn-around times. Projects will be undertaken in small teams with close coordination with customers to quickly enhance capabilities or resolve issues in existing tools for real-world applications. Working as part of a team you will also need to be familiar with source management tools such as GIT and team coordination tools like the Atlassian suite of work products. All candidates must be US citizens and be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

This position is an onsite role.

Required Skills

  • TS/SCI Clearance Required
  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 3 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
  • Experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms using Make/CMake build systems
  • Experience with Python
  • Practical knowledge of project execution
  • Ability to make enhancements to and develop software tools
  • Understanding of low-level programming concepts
  • Experience with source management tools
  • Familiarity with stack frames, calling conventions, and memory management
  • Reverse engineering utilizing any of IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja
  • Utilizing full system emulation for research and analysis
  • Experience with assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips, etc.

Desired Skills

  • Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire-level protocols,
  • RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others
  • Linux or other OS reversing
  • Experience with Linux/Unix bootloaders (e.g. u-boot, aboot)
  • Experience developing and productizing N-days
  • Fuzzer Development
  • Experience with and knowledge of SELinux, cgroups, and other Linux permission models
  • Experience developing against or working with large opensource projects
  • Experience with assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips, etc.)
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) experience

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