Senior CNO Developer (Onsite)

Nightwing•Palm Bay, FL

5d•$99,000 - $206,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior CNO Developer takes a leading role in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining advanced CNO capabilities to fulfill high-priority mission requirements. The role contributes technical expertise, mentors junior team members, and ensures tools are ready for operational success. The position supports Government CNO capability development and programming for the U.S. Government. The position is onsite, with listed places of performance in MD, FL, SC, TX, and Remote.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of experience, or a master’s degree and 7 years of experience.
At least 8 years of programming experience in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and/or Python.
At least 7 years of experience developing Windows applications using Visual Studio or .NET environments, or UNIX applications using make files or comparable build environments.
At least 6 years of experience with programming CNO tools and techniques.
At least 5 years of experience managing and supervising teams in support of Government CNO capability development.
At least 5 years of experience programming CNO tools for the U.S. Government.
At least 4 years of experience programming techniques to evade host- and/or network-based IDS.
At least 4 years of experience in network sockets programming and application-level protocols.
Proficiency in languages such as Python, C/C++, and/or Assembly, along with scripting languages such as Bash or PowerShell.
Deep understanding of operating-system internals and kernel-level programming.
Expertise in exploitation techniques, including buffer overflows, heap spraying, and privilege escalation.
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.

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI clearance with FSP and CI Poly is preferred.
Experience with reverse engineering frameworks such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, or OllyDbg, and with disassemblers/debuggers.
Experience with project management best practices such as Scrum and Kanban.
Experience with version control systems such as Git and understanding of basic configuration management principles.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain advanced CNO capabilities for high-priority mission requirements.
Provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior team members.
Ensure tools are ready for operational success.
Manage and supervise teams supporting Government CNO capability development.
Program CNO tools for the U.S. Government.