CNO Developer

CNO Developer (CAP)

Location

US-MD-Fort Meade

ID

2025-7716

Category

Information Technology

Position Type

Full-Time

Remote

No

Clearance Level

TS/SCI FS Poly

Overview

Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.

At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.

Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.

Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions.

Join us and make a meaningful impact.

Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Description

Markon's partner company is looking for multiple CNO Developers for our Fort Meade Customer. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in low-level software analysis, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research across a variety of platforms and architectures. In this role, you will analyze complex systems, identify and exploit software vulnerabilities, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions for challenging technical problems.

Responsibilities

Perform vulnerability research and analysis on complex software systems, including operating systems and embedded platforms

Reverse engineer binaries to understand program behavior, discover vulnerabilities, and develop proof-of-concept exploits

Analyze OS internals (Windows, Linux, or embedded) and low-level system components

Utilize reverse engineering tools (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, Hex-Rays) and debuggers (e.g., gdb, WinDbg, OllyDbg) for binary analysis

Apply knowledge of assembly (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, or others) to inspect and manipulate machine-level code

Understand and circumvent exploit mitigations such as DEP, ASLR, stack canaries, and control flow integrity

Conduct protocol analysis of network communications and RF systems at the wire level

Lead or contribute to the design and development of custom tools for automated vulnerability discovery, fuzzing, and analysis

Collaborate with team members to develop and document technical approaches and findings

Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects as needed

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI W/ Polygraph through MD Customer

Desired Skills: 3 or more of the following desired skills

• Deep understanding of OS internals, particularly Windows

• Experience in vulnerability research and exploit development

• Proficiency in reading or writing various assembly languages (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, PPC, SPARC, etc.)

• Experience developing or working with embedded systems

• Strong grasp of networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, RF communications, etc.)

• Knowledge of exploit mitigation techniques (DEP, ASLR, etc.)

• Hands-on experience with reverse engineering tools (IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, etc.)

• Proficient in using debuggers (gdb, WinDbg, etc.) and hardware debugging tools (BDI, JTAG)

• Experience with modern C++ development (RAII, C++11/14 standards)

• Proven ability to develop tools and frameworks to support vulnerability discovery and exploitation

• Demonstrated technical leadership or mentorship on complex engineering projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field

• 5+ years of relevant experience in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or embedded development

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Salary Range

USD $120,000.00 - USD $200,000.00 /Yr.

The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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