CNO Engineer (DAT), BS+12 yrs or MS+10 yrs

Link, LLC

Ft Meade, MD on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025

Job description

Description: You will act as a general-purpose CNO software engineer where you will design, develop, prototype, modify, and integrate solutions for a wide variety of up-and-coming projects. You will be a part of an interdisciplinary team composed of analysts, operators, data scientists and other software engineers to provide new tooling and explore novel capabilities to produce mission-centric results.

Responsibilities:

· Develop new software systems in a variety of languages that can operate within unique mission constraints.

· Produce QRC products to enable time-sensitive mission outcomes.

· Build prototypes to demonstrate and explore novel techniques.

· Derive, document, and analyze requirements.

· Augment and integrate with existing toolsets and dataflow where possible.

Skills Requirements:

· Experience with various languages like C/C++/Python/Assembly

· Experience with reverse engineering.

· In-depth understanding of network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP), and analysis of network traffic (e.g., Wireshark).

· Ability to deliver independently but also integrate with the broader team.

· Familiarity with Linux platforms.

· Familiarity with Git and Subversion.

Nice to Haves:

· Experience with reverse engineering network based devices.

· Familiarity with Windows/embedded platforms.

· Experience with any of the following: Java, JavaScript, Bash, PowerShell, Perl, C#, and Rust.

· Experience with developing CNO specific software in Linux/Windows/Embedded applications.

· Experience with Vulnerability Research and Exploit development.

· Familiarity with CNO capabilities and operations.

· Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems.

YOE Requirement: 12 yrs., B.S. or 10 yrs. w/ M.S., 4 yrs. of additional SWE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

About this role

Summary

Design, develop, and integrate CNO software solutions for mission-critical projects.

Job title

CNO Engineer (DAT)

Experience level

12+ years or 10+ years with MS

Industry

defense

Location requirements

Ft Meade, MD; on-site work required

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Skills & keywords

Required skills

CC++Pythonreverse engineeringnetwork protocolsLinuxGitSubversion

Preferred skills

Windowsembedded platformsJavaJavaScriptBashPowerShellPerlC#Rustvulnerability researchexploit developmentSIGINT

Specializations

network protocolsreverse engineeringsoftware developmentcybersecurity

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Fort Meade, MD, USA

On-site City