Your ImpactYou'll lead and contribute to the development of cybersecurity tools and mission systems-balancing hands-on development with technical direction across efforts. Day-to-day, that can look like:
- Developing, maintaining, and enhancing complex and diverse software systems based on mission requirements
- Leading or contributing to system and software design, including architecture, trade-offs, and integration decisions
- Collaborating with Red, Blue, and Hunt teams to design and evolve cyber capabilities
- Troubleshooting complex software issues and guiding resolution of defects across systems
- Supporting development of tools for vulnerability analysis, malware detection, and network defense
- Driving implementation of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to improve delivery and reliability
- Working with large-scale data, including logs, binaries, and network traffic to support analysis and tool functionality
- Supporting rapid-response efforts (QRC) as well as long-term capability development
- Evaluating and integrating emerging technologies to improve mission effectiveness
- Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team development and best practices
Qualifications - Active TS/SCI with polygraph
- Fourteen (14) years of experience as a Software Engineer on programs/contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- Four (4) years of additional SWE experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
- At least two (2) years of experience developing applications using modern programming languages (e.g., C, C++, C#, Java, Python)
- At least two (2) years of experience developing on Windows or UNIX/Linux systems
- At least two (2) years of experience with DevOps tools and technologies (e.g., Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Artifactory)
- At least one (1) year of experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Bamboo)
- At least one (1) year of experience with cybersecurity tools or techniques, such as reverse engineering, vulnerability research, or MITRE ATT&CK
Nice to Have - Experience supporting Red Team, Blue Team, or Hunt operations
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts, network fundamentals, and threat detection
- Experience analyzing binaries, memory, logs, or network traffic
- Experience leading technical efforts or mentoring junior engineers
- Familiarity with scalable system design, automation, or cloud-based environments
