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Sr. CNO Developer with Security Clearance

Shadowgate Partners, Inc.Annapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

This hybrid role offers an exceptional total compensation package, including a significant employer 401(k) contribution, for a Senior CNO Developer who thrives on technical leadership and mentoring junior team members. You'll be instrumental in designing and developing advanced capabilities for high-priority missions, making this an ideal opportunity for experienced developers with deep systems programming and telecom expertise. Apply now to take your career to the next level!

Quick overview

Salary$277.2k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeHybrid
LocationAnnapolis Junction, MD, United States
5GAssembly.NETC++JavaPerlPython

Job description

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 Capability development:

  • 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. Compensation and benefits 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).

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