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Android Developer with Security Clearance

Cohere Technology Group LLCDulles, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 31 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This mission-focused Android Developer role offers the chance to solve complex cyber challenges and mentor junior developers, providing significant growth and impact in a dynamic field. You'll thrive here if you possess strong debugging, C/C++, and network programming skills, and enjoy working collaboratively in a hybrid environment. Apply today to contribute your expertise to critical national security missions.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Employee
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Dulles, VA, United States
Posted
1 week ago
Objective-CSwiftAssemblyC++GitPythonAndroid

Job Description

Android Developer We are in need of an Android Developer to join our team to solve real-time cyber challenges. Looking for individuals who enjoy working on a mission-focused team that works very closely with our end users. Duties include: design custom software tools and techniques for the Android platform; be responsible for end-to-end design and development of custom software; diagnose and debug issues using both COTS and GOTS tools; have a firm understanding of how networks work; develop documentation pertinent to operating and supporting developed software and techniques; mentor and lead junior-level developers to accomplish mission objectives; and solve real-time cyber challenges. Place of Performance

  • Dulles, VirginiaRequired Experience
  • Development, testing and debugging Python and C
  • Experience in UNIX applications using make files or comparable build environments, mission-applicable platforms.
  • programming CNO tools and techniques
  • Network sockets programming and expert packet-level understanding of IP, TCP, and application-level protocols.
  • Tracing code execution in a debugger (WinDbg/gdb/IDA Pro).
  • Reverse engineering native binaries.
  • Developing proof-of-concept exploit software
  • Knowledge of Unix kernel internals, including the OS runtime linker/loader, object file formats (e.g., ELF), file system internals (e.g., NTFS, ext2, btrfs), OS-specific mandatory and discretionary access control mechanisms, and process and thread APIs and data structures
  • Understanding of security protection mechanisms (ASLR, DEP, NX), how to defeat them, and how to detect a defeat
  • Working with version control software such as git, Gitlab, etc. Desired Experience
  • Experience with native-level mobile development
  • Experience with vulnerability analysis
  • Experience with assembly, preferably ARM
  • Understanding of mobile security protection mechanisms, such as SELinux and application sandboxing
  • Objective-C, Swift or C++ programming
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with ever-changing requirements.
Security Clearance
  • U.S. government Top Secret security clearance
  • Possess a Full Scope Polygraph or ability to obtain one
Education
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science preferred.

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