Nightwing
Senior Principal Vulnerability Researcher Lead (Onsite)
Nightwing, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208
Nightwing provides technically advanced full‑spectrally cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence mission support services. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization.
Nightwing is an independent company formed from RTX in 2024, headquartered in Dulles, VA, and committed to delivering advanced cyber and intelligence solutions to the U.S. government and commercial clients.
Responsibilities As a technical leader, you will drive vulnerability research (VR) and cyber operations (CNO) success for our customers, working in small teams with close coordination with customers.
Required Skills
Top Secret SCI with polygraph clearance
10+ years of professional experience
Strong Windows kernel experience
Extensive experience with vulnerability research
Desired Skills
Understanding of OS internals (Windows, Linux, Embedded, etc.)
Extensive experience delivering CNO capabilities
Experience reading or writing assembly (x86, x64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, SPARC, 68k, etc.)
Experience developing on Windows
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, wire‑level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, etc.)
Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR
Experience with reverse engineering tools (IDA Pro, HexRays, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, objdump)
Experience with debuggers (gdb, WinDbg, OllyDbg)
Experience building and using tools to find, exploit, and productize vulnerabilities in complex software systems
Experience with technical leadership
Employee referral award eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a referral award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles. All eligibility requirements must be met to receive the award.
Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.
Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity / Affiantative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.
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Nightwing is an independent company formed from RTX in 2024, headquartered in Dulles, VA, and committed to delivering advanced cyber and intelligence solutions to the U.S. government and commercial clients.
Responsibilities As a technical leader, you will drive vulnerability research (VR) and cyber operations (CNO) success for our customers, working in small teams with close coordination with customers.
Required Skills
Top Secret SCI with polygraph clearance
10+ years of professional experience
Strong Windows kernel experience
Extensive experience with vulnerability research
Desired Skills
Understanding of OS internals (Windows, Linux, Embedded, etc.)
Extensive experience delivering CNO capabilities
Experience reading or writing assembly (x86, x64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, SPARC, 68k, etc.)
Experience developing on Windows
Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP, wire‑level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, etc.)
Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR
Experience with reverse engineering tools (IDA Pro, HexRays, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, objdump)
Experience with debuggers (gdb, WinDbg, OllyDbg)
Experience building and using tools to find, exploit, and productize vulnerabilities in complex software systems
Experience with technical leadership
Employee referral award eligibility: Only employees currently within RMD and RI&S have the potential to receive a referral award for submitting a referral to RMD and RI&S roles. All eligibility requirements must be met to receive the award.
Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.
Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity / Affiantative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.
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