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Senior Application Developer/Reverse Engineer with Security Clearance

Neural SolutionsColumbia, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 15 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
Yesterday
DockerAgileConfluenceGitGitLab CIHTMLHTTPJavaScriptJiraKubernetesPython

Job Description

As part of the advanced security operations team, you will develop cutting-edge security tools in a fast-paced, agile environment to support the client's national security mission. You will work closely with analysts, data scientists, and other software engineers to deliver solutions that meet customer needs efficiently.

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)
  • Knowledge of end-to-end signals intelligence collection and analysis systems
  • Experience with production advanced 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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