Vulnerability Researcher Intern - 2025 at Nightwing in Austin, TX

Summary: Nightwing is a company that provides advanced cyber and intelligence mission support services. They are seeking Vulnerability Researcher Interns to analyze systems, document research results, and develop tools to enhance cybersecurity measures. Responsibilities: - 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 Required Skills: C, C++ Important Skills: OS Internals, Assembly language, Network protocols, Exploit mitigations, Reverse engineering tools, Debuggers, Vulnerability exploitation