Cyber Security 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 is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment, including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats.  Nightwing is seeking a Cyber Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities. 

The Cyber Engineer designs, develops, documents, analyzes, tests, integrates, debugs, conducts research and/or discovers and analyzes security flaws or vulnerabilities in software, networks, systems, and applications. The Cyber Engineer ensures system security needs are established and maintained for various objects/matters.

• Analyze output from various security devices and malware and incident reports to improve detection of and to minimize future incidents
• Assess and analyze system security to identify and mitigate risks and vulnerabilities
• Recommend countermeasures to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities
• Prepare/Update documentation, including incident reports, security recommendations, etc.
• Assist in identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating the protection of critical cybersecurity infrastructure and key resources
• Perform basic system design functions, including interpretive analyses, chart preparation and associated diagrams/enhancement plans
• Test existing and new technologies
• Review/analyze requested changes for equipment, technology and/or other factors/trends, which are planned for deployment in the customer space
• Support the configuration and administration of cyber security tools and systems.

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance within 1 year of hire.
• Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
• Knowledge of commercial cyber tools and technologies
• Knowledge of standard security principles, policies, standards and industry best practices
• Knowledge of networking (TCP/IP, topology, sockets and security) and web technologies (Internet security)
• Knowledge of intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow and packet analysis
• Understanding and ideally experience with Windows or Linux/Unix operating systems
• Possesses or quickly develops an understanding of Government Information Security policies, regulations, and guidelines

• Experience and/or familiarity with development languages such as: Java, Swing, JUnit, Perl, Python, HTML
• Demonstrated familiarity with VMware and virtual machines
• Ability to write custom tools and modify existing intrusion detection tools
• Knowledge of automated testing tools
• Knowledge of one or more of the following:
  • Security COTS integration
  • Security Incident Event Management
  • Insider Threat Monitoring
  • Operating System Hardening
  • Vulnerability Assessment testing
  • Identification and Authentication schemes
  • Public Key Infrastructure and Identity Management
  • Cross Domain Solutions
  • Computer Network Exploitation (CNE)
  • Computer Network Operations (CNO)
  • Malware Analysis
  • Reverse Software Engineering
  • Security engineering

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Software Engineering or a related discipline is required.  [Four (4) years of experience (for a total of six (6) or more years) may be substituted for a degree.]

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.

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/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.