Senior Vulnerability Researcher/Reverse Engineer

Nightwing

$90K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • TS/SCI Clearance Required
  • Bachelor's in STEM preferred; 3-5 years engineering experience or equivalent
  • Vulnerability research experience on public targets
  • Proficient in reverse engineering with IDA/Ghidra/BinaryNinja
  • Experience with full system emulation
  • Knowledge of assembly languages (x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips, etc.)

Responsibilities

  • Participate as a team member in research and engineering activities
  • Conduct reverse engineering of classified and unclassified software
  • Develop and test complex software applications
  • Maintain and modify existing software applications
  • Collaborate closely with customers to enhance tools

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Parental and family leave
  • Tuition assistance for career development
  • Mental health resources and support programs
  • 401k matching and performance-based bonuses
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.


Responsibilities to Anticipate

We seek a qualified engineer that can perform as a team member on activities involved with research, reverse engineering, development, testing, maintenance, and modification of complex classified and unclassified software applications.


Required Skills

  • TS/SCI Clearance Required
  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 3-5 years of prior engineering experience or equivalent experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations
  • Vulnerability research experience of public targets
  • 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

  • C/C++/Python
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) experience
  • Fuzzer development
  • Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire-level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others)
  • Linux or other OS reversing
  • May have practical knowledge of project management


What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

In addition to competitive salaries, CODEX offers excellent benefits for you and your family: competitive medical, dental and vision plans, child, elderly and dependent-care programs, mental health resources, tuition assistance, employee discount programs, 401k matching, flexible work schedules (depending on program), a peer recognition and reward system and performance-based bonuses.

Additional Information

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

ERIP 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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