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Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.\nJob Description\nVulnerability Researcher:\nUse advanced systems to find zero-day (O-day) vulnerabilities. Responsible for analyzing, designing, and identifying programmatic behaviors. Have an opportunity to develop, test, and debug software applications. Research data and provide new design ideas for vulnerability techniques. Understands terminologies like debugging and fuzzing and applying it into your work.\nRole Type:\nThis position is an onsite role\nRequired Skills:\nMust have a current TS/SCI with CI polygraph security clearance. 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