Android CNO Software Developer

Booz Allen Hamilton; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement benefits

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Paid leave

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Annapolis, MD is seeking an Android CNO Software Developer to own the development and maintenance of Android CNO solutions enabling strategic cyber operations. You will work with researchers to turn artifacts into deployable capabilities and contribute to server-side infrastructure for C2 integration. Applicants should have 3+ years with Android offensive development, Java on Android, C on Android, and reverse engineering tools.

U.S. citizenship required for this facility.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Android-focused offensive software development, such as implant engineering, exploit integration, or C2 tool development.
• Experience with Java on Android, including runtime DEX loading, class loader internals, and JNI interop.
• Experience with C on Android NDK, including ARM64 shared library development.
• Experience with offensive security concepts including implant persistence, beaconing protocols, payload staging, and self-update mechanisms.
• Experience with reverse engineering tools, such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Frida, and Jadx, sufficient to interpret researcher-provided artifacts and integrate them into production software.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and maintenance of Android CNO solutions enabling strategic cyber operations.
• Support research artifacts and productize them into deployable capabilities.
• Contribute to shared server-side infrastructure for command-and-control integration, payload staging, and exploit delivery as part of a cross-platform team.

Skills

Android dev

Java on Android

C on Android

Exploit development

Reverse engineering

Build systems

GitHub CI/CD

Docker

Python scripting

Education

HS diploma or GED

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

Frida

Jadx

ndk-build

Make

CMake

Gradle

GitHub Enterprise CI/CD

Docker

Python

Job description

Android CNO Software Developer The Opportunity: Own the development and maintenance of Android CNO solutions enabling strategic cyber operations. Support our research team by receiving emerging research and proof-of-concept artifacts and productize them into reliable and deployable capabilities. Contribute to shared server-side infrastructure for command-and-control integration, payload staging, and exploit delivery as part of a cross-platform development team. Conduct independent research as needed to extend or adapt existing capabilities. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required. Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have

• 3+ years of experience in Android-focused offensive software development, such as implant engineering, exploit integration, or C2 tool development
• Experience with Java on Android, including runtime DEX loading, class loader internals, and JNI interop
• Experience with C on Android NDK, including ARM64 shared library development
• Experience with offensive security concepts including implant persistence, beaconing protocols, payload staging, and self-update mechanisms
• Experience with reverse engineering tools, such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, Frida, and Jadx, sufficient to interpret researcher-provided artifacts and integrate them into production software
• Experience with build systems, such as ndk-build, Make, CMake, or Gradle, and GitHub Enterprise CI/CD
• Experience with Docker, Python, scripting, and build automation
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have

• Experience with Kotlin for Android development
• Experience with JavaScript for integrating or adapting browser-based exploit chains
• Experience integrating with C2 frameworks via SDK client libraries, SSE-based tasking, or JWT-authenticated APIs
• Experience with OPSEC-conscious development practices including artifact sanitization and indicator reduction
• Experience providing operational support to IC or DoD cyber mission forces
• Knowledge of Android OS internals, including the Zygote process model, ART runtime, ClassLoader hierarchy, Binder IPC, and SELinux policy enforcement

Compensation

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