CNO Developer

MANTECH•Hanover, MD
•$114,600 - $190,200•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a skilled, mission-focused CNO Developer to join its team in Hanover, Maryland. The role contributes to the development of mission-critical offensive cyber capabilities and advanced Computer Network Operations (CNO) solutions supporting national security systems. The developer designs and builds hardware- or software-based CNO capabilities and performs the design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of software applications and systems. The role also applies networking and security knowledge, communicates technical status to leadership and stakeholders, and ensures software quality and compliance with development standards.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of technical work experience, or a master's degree and at least 2 years of technical work experience, or a high school diploma and at least 8 years of technical work experience.
  • Experience programming in Python or C/C++.
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging.
  • Must hold a current, active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance and be willing and able to obtain another polygraph before starting, if required.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP and socket-level programming.
  • Experience developing CNO capabilities.
  • Experience with low-level system internals across one or more platforms, such as Windows, Unix, mobile, or network devices.
  • Experience in software analysis or reverse engineering.
  • Experience using Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Crucible.
  • Understanding of assembly language programming concepts.
  • Understanding of unit testing frameworks and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop new hardware- or software-based Computer Network Operations (CNO) capabilities.
  • Perform design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of software applications and systems.
  • Apply knowledge of network and security concepts to support capability development.
  • Communicate status updates and technical progress to leadership and stakeholders.
  • Ensure software quality and compliance with development standards.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Holiday pay
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Retirement and savings
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Wellness programs
  • Other optional benefit elections
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