CNO Developer (Onsite)

Nightwing • Annapolis Junction, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Clearance: TS/SCI + FSP + CI Poly within 5 years Position Overview: The candidate will design, prototype, develop, and test CNO capabilities to address mission objectives. They will perform hands-on development and contribute to capability enhancements, ensuring tools meet operational performance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and four (4) years’ experience or minimum eight (8) years’ experience in relevant field
• Minimum six (6) years’ experience programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and/or Python
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience developing in one (1) or more of the following: Windows applications using Visual Studio or .NET environments; UNIX applications using make files or comparable build environments; mission-applicable platforms
• Minimum four (4) years of experience with programming CNO tools and techniques
• Minimum two (2) years of experience programming CNO tools for the US Government
• Minimum two (2) years of experience programming techniques to evade host and or network-based IDS
• Minimum two (2) years of experience developing packet-level programs
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in network sockets programming

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C/C++, and/or Assembly, along with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell)
• Understanding of operating systems internals
• Expertise in exploitation techniques, including buffer overflows, heap spraying, privilege escalation, and more
• Knowledge of modern encryption protocols, defense evasion strategies, and network interception
• Understanding of network protocols and sockets, common CNO techniques, exploitation mitigations such as DEP and ASLR, and modern software engineering concepts
• Experience with reverse engineering frameworks (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg) and disassemblers/debuggers
• Experience with project management best practices such as Scrum and Kanban methodologies
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) along with understanding of basic configuration management principles

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, develop, and test CNO capabilities to address mission objectives.
• Perform hands-on development and contribute to capability enhancements.
• Ensure tools meet operational performance standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level