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Senior Application Developer/Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance

Neural SolutionsColumbia, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 5 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Elevate your cybersecurity career by developing advanced security tools and reverse-engineering complex systems in a dynamic, hybrid environment with a highly competitive salary. You'll thrive here if you're a seasoned developer with a passion for innovation and a desire to contribute to critical national security missions. Apply now to join a collaborative team and make a significant impact.

Quick Overview

Salary
$204k - $247k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Columbia, MD, United States
Posted
23 hours ago
DockerAgileConfluenceGitGitLab CIHTMLHTTPJavaScriptJiraKubernetesPython

Job Description

You will develop cutting-edge security tools in a fast-paced, agile environment to support the client's national security mission. This role involves close collaboration with analysts, data scientists, and other software engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Develop Python applications to automate analysis and operational workflows
  • Reverse engineer network traffic and web applications
  • Work with customers to collect requirements and ensure proper functionality
  • Coordinate with a team of software developers to incorporate new technologies and leverage shared libraries
  • Manage dataflow and formatting to integrate into client systems

Required Skills

  • Production-grade software development experience in Python
  • Familiarity with HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, and other common web traffic
  • Experience with Burp Suite, browser developer tools, or Wireshark to monitor network communications
  • Service containerization and deployment with Docker/Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with Git/Gitlab
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted code development (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, etc.)
  • Atlassian Tools (Jira, Confluence)
Nice to Have:
  • Experience prototyping web applications (JavaScript)
  • Analyzing cyber security-related data sets (network traffic, OS events)
  • Familiarity with signals intelligence collection and analysis systems
  • Experience with production offensive security operations capabilities and operations
  • Experience developing or reverse engineering mobile applications and communications
  • Capable of designing and manipulating Gitlab CI/CD automated builds
Experience Required: 12 years with Bachelor's degree in technical field, or 10 years without degree Location: Columbia, MD Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph required Salary Range: $204,000 - $247,000

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