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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 1, 2026. Nightwing scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Nightwing is a US national security contractor headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, that provides cyber operations, technical collection, mission technology, secure communications and cyber defense services to US intelligence and defense agencies. Formed from the former cybersecurity, intelligence and services business of RTX, it carries out reverse engineering, vulnerability research, cyber tool development, managed detection and response and secure network operations. Its openings are mainly for vulnerability researchers and reverse engineers, CNO developers, cyber test engineers, space engineers and software testers, many onsite in Sterling, Annapolis Junction and Arlington.

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.

Applications Developer - Expert

Nightwing is seeking a Full-Stack Applications Developer to support the development and O&M of avariety of systems and initiatives focused on streamlining operations, automating processes, and aligning customer solutions to the overarching digital architecture. The ideal candidate will help

promote state-of-the-art IT solutions, collaborating with IT mission partners to share technology and lessons learned to ensure records management processes and requirements are included in the early design stages of IT solutions across the Intelligence Community.

TS/SCI with Polygraph required day 1

Additionally, this individual will work in concert with the customer technical interfaces to ensure

future plans for technology are in line with the overall customer architecture.

This position requires the candidate to:

  • Develop software applications as web services that are written in Java unless otherwise directed by Sponsor. Examples include Node JS and Angular with Typescript, and Springboot with Hibernate and messaging; Java (Groovy on Grails); Scripting languages.
  • Develop and maintain software applications as web services that interact with data stored in Postgres, MySQL, and other relational databases and/or Cloud technologies such as AWS.
  • Develop, upgrade, and maintain APis and search with REST-like APis to communicate with other software applications and databases as required by Sponsor.
  • Utilize XML, JSON, or other Sponsor standards for data transfer and metadata management.
  • Has experience writing SQL queries.
  • Improve search and website usability and accessibility by leveraging enterprise capabilities. The candidate must have detailed experience with AWS and all of its resources (or least its main ones EC2, S3, and RDS), as well as very familiar with Cloud formation to create and maintain AWS resources. The candidate must also have experience with programming in an Object Oriented Programming language, preferably in Ruby, Python, or NodeJS. The candidate must have experience with using the AWS SDK in any of its supported languages: Ruby, Python, Java, NodeJS, etc. Java experience would be nice, but it is not mandatory. However, this experience will be vital in helping the development teams utilize AWS correctly. This person must be willing to help in all cases as well as be familiar with architectural best practices. He/She will have experience with Jenkins and building Jenkins Pipelines using Groovy, not just Jenkins Jobs using Bash.

The Successful Candidate will possess the following skills and capabilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain software applications using Java and Python.
  • Collaborate with business analysts, UX designers, and other developers to understand project requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Implement and maintain APIs for seamless integration between different systems.
  • Optimize application performance, ensuring scalability and security.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve software defects, ensuring a high level of quality and reliability.
  • Work with relational and MySQL databases for data storage and retrieval.
  • Follow best practices for coding, testing, and deployment.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to existing applications, process time, and supporting legal mandates.
  • Experience with Microservices
  • Experience with front end development using Angular
  • Familiarity with Source code management and integration (ex - GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins)
  • Experience in an Agile environment

TS/SCI with Polygraph required Day 1

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($99,000-$206,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

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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