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Sr. CNO Developer Jobs

Posted 2 days ago

clearanceAnnapolis Junction (MD)
Software DevelopersComputer Systems Design Services

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$277,230 per year

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About the role

Sr. CNO Developer Base salary is $277,230, supported by an exceptionally strong retirement benefit. 401(k): 25% employer contribution, vested immediately ($69,308 per year).
Total compensation: $346,538 (base salary plus employer 401(k) contribution). Our client is seeking a Sr. CNO Developer to take a leading role in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining advanced computer network operations (CNO) capabilities for high-priority mission requirements. The developer sets the technical direction on their work, mentors junior team members, and makes sure tools are ready for operational success.
Key responsibilities:
  • Take a leading role in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining advanced CNO capabilities for high-priority mission requirements.
  • Build in Windows (Visual Studio/.NET) and UNIX build environments.
  • Make sure tools are ready for operational success before they are delivered.
  • Technical leadership:
  • Bring senior technical expertise to design and implementation decisions.
  • Mentor junior team members.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate is a senior CNO developer with deep systems programming and telecom experience who naturally takes the technical lead and brings others along.
Required: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience, master's degree plus 6 years, or 12 years of relevant experience in the field.6+ years programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and/or Python.5+ years developing Windows applications (Visual Studio or. NET) and/or UNIX applications (make files or comparable build environments).4+ years programming CNO tools and techniques. Experience with 3GPP specifications and 4G/5G infrastructure. Understanding of network protocols and sockets, common CNO techniques, exploit mitigations such as DEP and ASLR, and modern software engineering concepts. Experience with reverse engineering frameworks (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg) and disassemblers/debuggers. TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

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