Vulnerability Researcher Intern
Nightwing
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About Nightwing
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 cyberspace 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.
Role Overview
Vulnerability Researcher Interns at Nightwing CODEX learn to analyze systems to understand how they work and how they behave when they break. Candidates must be able to play both sides of the fence, both developing and defeating new and advanced security techniques. Projects are undertaken in small teams with close coordination with mentors. All our engineers write code, but many of our engineers spend as much time taking systems apart as building new ones. A typical day can involve studying disassembly or writing Python to audit a piece of C++ code.
Responsibilities To Anticipate
- Growth in knowledge of target being researched
- Regular documentation on research results
- Evaluation of research results
- Modifications to research tools and directions
- Productizing successful research to deliver to a customer
Required Qualifications
- GPA of 3.0+ in a 4.0 grade scale
- Must be enrolled in a Bachelor's or Masters degree program in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- Experience with C or C++
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of OS Internals (any major OS)
- Experience reading or writing assembly (x86, x64, ARM, PPC, MIPS, SPARC, 68k, or others)
- Understanding of network protocols (TCP/IP stacks, wire-level protocols, RF communications, BGP, routing protocols, or others)
- Understanding of exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR
- Experience using reverse engineering tools such as IDA Pro, HexRays, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or objdump
- Experience using debuggers such as gdb, WinDbg, OllyDbg
- Experience building and using tools to find, exploit, and productize vulnerabilities in complex software systems
Key Skills/Competency
- Vulnerability Research
- Reverse Engineering
- C/C++ Programming
- OS Internals
- Assembly Language
- Network Protocols
- Exploit Mitigations
- Debugging Tools
- Software Analysis
- Cybersecurity
How to Get Hired at Nightwing
- Research Nightwing's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to align your application.
- Tailor your resume strategically: Highlight relevant coursework, projects, and experience in C/C++, assembly, OS internals, and cybersecurity.
- Showcase technical prowess: Include GitHub links or a portfolio demonstrating reverse engineering, debugging, or exploit development capabilities.
- Understand security clearance: Prepare for the U.S. government security clearance process, as U.S. citizenship is a mandatory requirement.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Expect rigorous questions on low-level programming, operating systems, network protocols, and problem-solving scenarios.
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