CNO Software Developer

MANTECH is seeking a CNO Software Developer to support national security missions from Columbia, MD (onsite).

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and lifecycle management of CNO capabilities, including best practices for code quality, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing to support mission readiness and operational efficiency.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between operational stakeholders and software teams, converting mission requirements into actionable, prioritized technical roadmaps aligned with P.I. goals.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in defensive engineering and detection mechanics; guide the integration of telemetry and validation environments to improve offensive-cyber testing accuracy.
• Mentor junior staff on low-level debugging, reverse engineering, and secure coding, and develop training materials that connect complex capability frameworks to end-user operational use.
• Coordinate rapid triage and remediation across multi-disciplinary groups, working with mission analysts and vulnerability researchers to refine deployed capabilities and maintain alignment with evolving mission needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field (e.g., Information Systems, Network Engineering) from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of technical work experience in cyber software engineering or specialized technical roles. A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline may be substituted for 2 years of experience.
• 2+ years experience leading technical initiatives, engineering workflows, or serving as a Tech Lead across multiple simultaneous software development projects.
• Programming experience in C, C++, Go, Java, or Python.

Technologies

• Programming/Platforms: C, C++, Go, Java, Python
• Networking: TCP/IP
• Containers: Docker, Podman
• Virtualization: ESXi, QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox, Hyper-V
• Dev/Env Tooling: Vagrant, Terraform, Ansible
• CI/CD: CI/CD pipelines
• Atlassian Tools: Confluence, Jira, Crucible
• Reverse Engineering: IDA, Ghidra
• Operating Environments: Windows, Unix, mobile, network devices

Preferred Qualifications

• Networking experience (TCP/IP) and socket-level programming.
• Containerization experience with Docker and Podman, plus orchestration tool exposure.
• Hands-on virtualization experience with ESXi, QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox, and Hyper-V, and infrastructure-as-code experience with Vagrant, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Experience setting up automated testing and CI/CD pipelines designed for restricted software development environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical requirements, system architecture, and operational mission requirements to both technical teams and non-technical leadership.
• Ability to translate advanced capability frameworks into training curricula that are effective across customer audiences with varying technical backgrounds.
• Experience with low-level platform internals for one or more environments (Windows, Unix, mobile, or network devices).
• Experience using reverse engineering tools (IDA/Ghidra).
• Atlassian Tools experience (Confluence, Jira, Crucible).
• Knowledge of CNO environment.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and debugging experience.

Clearance Requirements

• Active and current TS/SCI, polygraph eligible.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.