Senior Software Developer (Linux) (Hybrid)

Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC
Huntsville, AL, United States
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Assembly Language Bash Shell C++ (Programming Language) CMake System Configuration Software Debugging Linux Device Drivers Kernel-Based Virtual Machine Linux Kernel Quick EMUlator (QEMU)
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Real-Time Operating Systems Red Hat Enterprise Linux VirtualBox Virtualization Technology Concurrency Containerization Yocto Kubernetes Build Tools U-Boot Docker Vmware

Requirements

Do you have experience in System troubleshooting?, * Experience with C/C++ development

  • Experience with bash scripting
  • Knowledge of OS internals (Linux)
  • Experience with System and application debugging
  • Familiarity with assembly (x86, x86_64) and function calling conventions
  • Experience leading and delivering software products to commercial and/or government customers
  • Experience with Kernel/Driver development
  • Build systems (Make, CMake, etc.)
  • Concurrency and parallelism concepts

The product team works with a large array of technologies, tools, and concepts, so other valuable skills and experience include:

  • Building/configuring Linux kernels, Redhat systems, Yocto, etc.
  • Linux Kernel/Driver development
  • TPM and Secure Boot technologies
  • Security Concepts
  • Reading and interacting with assembly languages other than x86, x86_64 (ARM, etc.)
  • DOD System Security Engineering and standards (RMF, Cyber Resiliency, Anti-Tamper, etc.)
  • Familiarity with internals of other Operating Systems (especially Windows or real-time operating systems (RTOS))
  • Virtualization concepts and technologies (QEMU, KVM, VMWare, VirtualBox, etc.)
  • Container and container management concepts and technologies (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • Cryptography and the implementation of cryptographic algorithms

Our ideal candidate is someone with great technical and problem-solving skills, a motivated personality, and a high degree of creativity!

About the company

Work at the forefront of cybersecurity research and development, delivering capabilities to protect national security. Our projects cover the spectrum of security technologies, hardware architectures, and operating systems; if it runs code, we’re interested in its security. We see the impact we have on our nation’s security each day. We ensure our engineers have the tools they need to excel and we recognize superb results.

We’re seeking a candidate to develop software for our commercial product team-securing systems at the lowest levels. Potential candidates should be talented, motivated, and forward-thinking individuals who enjoy systems-level security engineering., 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.

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