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[/company/nightwing-intelligence-solutions-llc](/company/nightwing-intelligence-solutions-llc)[Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC](/company/nightwing-intelligence-solutions-llc)
# Senior Principal Reverse Engineer at Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC

Compensation · Listed in posting

$122,000 – $253,000/yr

**Location**
: Arlington, Virginia

**Type**
: Full-time, Contract

**Level**
: senior

**Posted**
: Jul 13, 2026

## Description

Nightwing is seeking a Subject Matter Expert Hardware Reverse Engineer to support a U.S. Government customer’s onsite incident response for cyber-attacks against civilian government agencies and critical asset owners. The role focuses on forensic investigation and analysis of compromised operational technology and industrial control systems, including reverse engineering proprietary hardware, firmware, embedded software, communication protocols, and deeply embedded malware; identifying backdoors and implants; supporting chip-off forensics; and developing procedures and training materials. The position requires U.S. citizenship, an active TS/SCI clearance, DHS Suitability, and at least 10 years of hardware reverse engineering or embedded systems analysis experience.

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