Senior CNO Developer​/Reverse Engineer

Nightwing provides technically advanced full‑stream 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.

At Nightwing, we value 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.

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.

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.

• TS/SCI
• Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM preferred) and a minimum of 5 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/Binary Ninja
• Utilizing full system emulation for research and analysis
• Experience with assembly language (x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips, etc.)

• 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

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…