Elite Cyber Engineer — On-Site TS/SCI Clearance
Listed on 2026-02-16
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum 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.
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum 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.
Sr. Principal Cyber Engineer
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum 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.
CODEX Overview
Nightwing’s CODEX (Cyber Offense and Defense Experts) division brings together an elite team of mission-focused industry experts who are well known for their ability to overcome the most advanced technical challenges. The team comprises engineers of multiple disciplines including vulnerability research, reverse engineering, CNO/CNE development, hardware emulation, system engineering, and data analytics. Our engineers do more than just work with cutting-edge technology—they ensure missions succeed for our customers.
CODEX offices span the nation and offer its engineers the ability to advance their careers through mentorship, training, and an expansive technical portfolio that covers every side of cyber. If you want to be part of a collaborative team that supports challenging, meaningful work that is vital to our national security, apply today!
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 native applications for mobile devices, with continuous and meaningful feedback from users. Applicants are expected to integrate reverse engineering results into development products and expand their knowledge of the mobile platform to meet development objectives and customer requirements.
The place of performance for this work is at a Nightwing site in Sterling, Virginia.
Technical Requirements
Current TS/SCI clearance is required
Experience developing for Android or another mobile platform
At least 10 years of experience with C/C++ on Unix/Linux platforms using Make/CMake build systems
Familiarity with static decompilers (e.g Hex Rays) & disassemblers (e.g. Ghidra)
Experience developing against or working with large open-source projects (e.g. AOSP)
Desired Experience
Team or task leadership experience
Understanding of CNE techniques and methodologies on Android and Linux
Experience with the ARM
64/ARM
32 Architecture or other similar platformFamiliarity 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…
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