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Application Developer 2 with Security Clearance

Shadowgate Partners, Inc.Laurel, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 24, 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$200k - $219k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Laurel, MD, United States
Posted
21 hours ago
RustSVNBambooBashC#ConfluenceC++GitJavaJavaScriptJiraPerlPowerShellPython

Job Description

Salary Range: $200k-$219k per year with an additional 25% ($50k-$55k) in immediately vested employer 401(k) contributions This is a mission-embedded engineering role on a small, fast-moving team supporting new operational efforts. You'll own capabilities from start to finish: design, prototyping, building, fielding and ongoing support. You'll also extend tools built by partner teams and fold them into a single mission toolkit. You'll work side by side with operators and analysts, splitting your time between quick-turn operational support and longer development of more mature capabilities.

What You'll Do -Enhance and extend fielded tools

  • Gather, write up and refine requirements with mission stakeholders
  • Build rapid prototypes that prove out solutions to operational problems
  • Deliver complete toolsets built for tightly constrained operating environments
  • Give technical guidance to mission customers on direction and capability choices
  • Take part in team code reviews Required Experience -Strong development skills in C, C++ and Python, including hands-on network programming
  • Experience sustaining software in production or fielded environments
  • Reverse engineering experience
  • Comfort working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Git and SVN version control
  • Jira, Confluence and Bamboo Preferred Experience -Additional languages: Java, JavaScript, Rust, C#, Bash, PowerShell, Perl
  • CNO tool development across Linux, Windows or embedded targets
  • Vulnerability research or exploit development
  • Malware analysis and reverse engineering
  • A solid grounding in applied cryptography
  • Familiarity with end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis architectures
  • Operational CNO experience Experience 6+ years with a B.S. in a technical field, or 10+ years without a degree, or 4+ years with an M.S.

Security Clearance: Must have a current TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.

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