Senior CNO Developer

MANTECH•Aurora, CO

16h•$141,500 - $236,000•Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH is seeking a mission-focused Senior CNO Developer to join its team in Hanover, Maryland, or Aurora, Colorado. The role contributes to the development of mission-critical cyber capabilities, leads advanced Computer Network Operations (CNO) efforts, and supports technical excellence in CNO development. The successful candidate will work with a team developing next-generation solutions to safeguard national security systems. The position involves designing and developing hardware- or software-based CNO capabilities; managing software and system design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging; and developing end-to-end data flows and tasking for CNO tools. The role also applies network and security expertise, communicates technical status and progress to leadership and stakeholders, and ensures software quality and compliance with development standards. The position requires a current and active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and willingness and ability to obtain another polygraph before starting, if required. The employee must be able to remain stationary at least 50% of the time. This is a full-time, onsite role. The projected compensation range is $141,500 to $236,000. MANTECH benefits may include health and life insurance, paid time off, holiday pay, short- and long-term disability, retirement and savings, learning and development opportunities, wellness programs, and optional benefit elections, depending on position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 8 or more years of technical work experience; or master’s degree in a technical discipline and 6 or more years of technical work experience; or high school diploma and 12 or more years of technical work experience.
Experience with Python and C/C++ programming languages.
Experience with troubleshooting and debugging.
Experience with low-level system internals across one or more platforms, such as Windows, Unix, mobile, or network devices.
Experience with networking protocols (TCP/IP) and socket-level programming.
Experience developing CNO capabilities.
Experience leading technical CNO solutions.
Current and active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance, and willingness and ability to obtain another polygraph before starting if required.
Ability to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in software analysis or reverse engineering.
Experience with assembly language programming.
Experience with unit testing frameworks and practices.
Experience using Atlassian tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Crucible.

Responsibilities

Design and develop new hardware- or software-based Computer Network Operations (CNO) capabilities.
Manage the design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of software applications and systems.
Design and develop end-to-end data flow and tasking for CNO tools.
Apply expert 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.