iOS CNO Software Engineer — Mission-Driven Cyber Tech

REDLattice, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Mission-driven work

Job summary

REDLattice is seeking an iOS CNO Software Engineer to advance cyber capabilities for national security programs. You’ll tackle OS internals, vulnerability research, and exploit development within a collaborative engineering team, delivering impact on mission-critical platforms.

You will design, implement, test, and debug in Objective-C, Swift, C, C++, and Python, while mentoring peers and contributing to documentation for sustained operations.

Qualifications

• Advanced development in Objective-C, Swift, C, C++, and Python.
• Kernel debugging and operating system internals knowledge.
• UNIX/Linux internals and system-level engineering.
• Network socket programming and protocol analysis.
• Reverse engineering tools including IDA Pro, Ghidra, LLDB, Frida, and Hopper (or equivalent).
• Security protections including ASLR, DEP, Pointer Authentication (PAC), code signing, sandboxing, and bypass techniques.
• Experience with Git/Bitbucket.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy custom CNO capabilities for the iOS platform.
• Develop, test, and debug in Objective-C, Swift, C, C++, and Python environments.
• Conduct exploit development, vulnerability research, and proof-of-concept creation.
• Debug user-space and kernel components using LLDB and other native debugging tools.
• Reverse engineer native binaries, iOS frameworks, and operating system components.
• Work with iOS internals, kernel subsystems, security mechanisms, and runtime protections.
• Perform application research and behavioral analysis.
• Trace execution with native debugging and instrumentation tools to isolate and resolve issues.
• Produce documentation for operational use and sustainment.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with mission operators.

Skills

Objective-C

Swift

C

C++

Python

Kernel debugging

UNIX/Linux internals

Reverse engineering

Git/Bitbucket

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Cybersecurity

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

LLDB

Frida

Hopper

Job description

REDLattice is seeking an iOS CNO Software Engineer to advance cyber capabilities for national security programs. You’ll tackle OS internals, vulnerability research, and exploit development within a collaborative engineering team, delivering impact on mission-critical platforms.

You will design, implement, test, and debug in Objective-C, Swift, C, C++, and Python, while mentoring peers and contributing to documentation for sustained operations.