Senior CNO Developer

Description

The team builds and runs software for national security customers, covering every phase from design through deployment and support.

You will work in small teams on mission-critical systems, and the applications range from simple scripts to complex multi-threaded client and server systems.

The team values creative engineering, high quality, and a close focus on the customer. It is an entrepreneurial, high-energy group.

The company wants engineers who set clear priorities, communicate well, and have a steady record of delivering work.

Responsibilities

• Take part in design, implementation, testing, deployment, and support of software.
• Build and deploy mission-critical systems within a small team.
• Reverse-engineer network application protocols.
• Develop tools for analysing complex data and network activity.

Requirements

• Hold an active TS/SCI clearance, or be able to obtain a poly.
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
• Have experience writing and debugging multi-threaded applications.
• Have a strong grasp of the TCP/IP stack and network protocols, particularly how applications communicate over the Internet.
• Nice to have: working knowledge of running, operating, and debugging in Linux, plus OS internals across Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS, including kernel and user space boundaries.
• Nice to have: familiarity with various CPU architectures, especially x86/64 and ARM, along with linkers, loaders, and compiler technologies.
• Nice to have: understanding of memory management and how it works across CPU architectures.
• Nice to have: expert-level C/C++ and Assembly, and the ability to pick up any other language as needed.
• Nice to have: knowledge of process privilege models and OS design weaknesses.
• Nice to have: binary reverse engineering experience with IDA Pro, radare, or a similar framework.
• Nice to have: vulnerability research methods for various architectures and systems.
• Nice to have: experience exploiting newly deployed technologies.
• Nice to have: a plus if you know machine or statistical learning concepts.
• Nice to have: a plus if you have embedded development experience.

Conditions

Base pay ranges from $150,000 to $225,000 USD for the Virginia location.

Pay depends on factors such as geographic location, federal contract labor category, wage rates, experience, skills, education, and certifications.

The company supports a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Health Savings Account with a company contribution.
• Annual paid time off and paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401k with a generous company match.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Award programs.
• Company-sponsored events.