Principal Cyber Engineer

Nightwing

$120K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS clearance eligibility required.
  • 8+ years experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms using Make/CMake.
  • Experience developing embedded applications and debugging kernel drivers on Windows or Linux.
  • Familiar with static decompilers and disassemblers like HexRays and Ghidra.
  • Experience with large open-source projects such as AOSP, Linux Kernel, or OpenWRT.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with end users to develop applications for Cyber Networking Operations.
  • Integrate reverse engineering results into development products.
  • Expand knowledge of target platforms to meet customer requirements.
  • Receive continuous feedback from users to enhance application development.
  • Contribute to team-driven cyber solutions and resilience efforts.

Benefits

  • Signing bonus may be available for qualified candidates.
  • Employee referral award eligibility.
Full Job Description
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 applications for Cyber Networking Operations, with continuous and meaningful feedback from users. Applicants are expected to integrate reverse engineering results into development products and expand their knowledge of the target platforms to meet development objectives and customer requirements.

The place of performance for this work is at a Nightwing site in Greenville, South Carolina.

Technical Requirements
  • Ability to obtain TS clearance is required
  • Experience developing embedded applications
  • Experience developing and debugging Windows or Linux kernel drivers
  • 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, Linux Kernel, OpenWRT, etc)

Desired Experience
  • Team or task leadership experience
  • Understanding of CNE techniques and methodologies on embedded and Linux platforms
  • 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

Education Requirements

Requires a degree in a technical discipline

This position is not relocation eligible, but a signing bonus may be an option for the sufficiently qualified candidate.

ERIN 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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