Senior CNO Developer & Tech Lead

Nightwing; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a senior candidate to lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of advanced CNO capabilities for high-priority missions. You will mentor junior staff and ensure tools meet operational standards.

Clearance: TS/SCI + FSP + CI Poly within 5 years required. Candidates should have extensive experience in C/C++, Python, and assembly, plus system programming on Windows and Unix, and strong knowledge of security evasion techniques, network protocols, and reverse engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 6 years of experience or 10+ years in the field.
• 8+ years programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
• 7+ years in Windows or UNIX applications with relevant build tools.
• 6+ years with CNO tools and techniques.
• 5+ years team leadership and government CNO tool development.
• 5+ years programming CNO tools for US Government.
• 4+ years with evasion techniques for IDS and network protocols.
• Proficiency in Python, C/C++, and Assembly with scripting (Bash/PowerShell).
• Strong OS internals and kernel-level programming knowledge.
• Experience with IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg and reverse engineering workflows.
• Familiarity with Scrum and Kanban; Git version control.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, and maintenance of advanced CNO capabilities.
• Provide technical mentorship to junior team members.
• Ensure tools are ready for operational success and mission requirements.
• Coordinate with teams on government CNO capability development.

Skills

Assembly

C

C++

Java

Perl

Python

Visual Studio/.NET

UNIX makefiles

Socket programming

Reverse engineering

Scrum/Kanban

Git

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

IDA Pro

Ghidra

OllyDbg

Git

Job description

Nightwing seeks a senior candidate to lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of advanced CNO capabilities for high-priority missions. You will mentor junior staff and ensure tools meet operational standards.

Clearance: TS/SCI + FSP + CI Poly within 5 years required. Candidates should have extensive experience in C/C++, Python, and assembly, plus system programming on Windows and Unix, and strong knowledge of security evasion techniques, network protocols, and reverse engineering