Test Engineer; Hybrid

Test Engineer - Commercial Product Team

Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development, delivering capabilities to protect national security. The team covers a range of security technologies, hardware architecture, and operating systems. We seek someone who breaks things so our customers don’t have to. The role requires strong technical skills to validate software that secures systems at the lowest levels.

Qualified applicants may be subject to a security investigation and must meet minimum qualifications for access to classified information. U.S. Citizenship is required. Qualified applicants must meet the requirements to obtain and maintain a Secret government security clearance.

Execute test plans, develop manual and automated tests, find bugs, and own test frameworks across the product portfolio. Validate software that secures systems at the lowest levels.

• Strong programming experience with Python
• Bash and/or Batch scripting
• Familiarity with C/C++ development
• Software testing experience (functional, integration, system testing)
• Test automation framework development and maintenance
• Debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Version control systems (Git)
• Experience with Linux and/or Windows operating systems
• Ability to write and execute detailed test plans
• Documentation skills for test cases, bug reports, and test results
• Experience with testing frameworks (Pytest, etc.)

• Performance and load testing
• Security testing concepts and tools
• Knowledge of OS internals (Linux and/or Windows)
• Experience with build systems (Make, MSBuild, etc.)
• Experience testing kernel-level or driver software
• TPM and Secure Boot technologies
• DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
• Virtualization technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, Virtual Box, Hyper-V, etc.)
• Container technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Experience with Jenkins or similar development tools
• Experience validating technical documentation as part of release process

Someone with great technical and problem‑solving skills, a motivated personality, meticulous attention to detail, and the mindset of “how can I break this?”

Nightwing values collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.