Description & RequirementsMANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented
Cybersecurity Software Engineer to join our team in
Linthicum Heights, MD. This role protects secure systems by providing expert engineering support for the
Cryptographic Solutions Program and MPO's network security products.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Provide advanced engineering, cybersecurity analysis, and cryptographic solutions to enhance the security posture, testing, and certification of products deployed across the the Intelligence Community (IC).
- Drive innovation in data protection, high-assurance encryption, and secure computing architecture to safeguard modern national security infrastructure.
- Perform software design and functional programming while authoring robust unit, integration, and system-level test suites.
- Develop software primarily using Python, JavaScript, and functional programming paradigms, while utilizing markup and data-interchange formats including YAML, JSON, and HTML.
- Build and maintain software within modern Linux and Windows operating environments using toolsets such as VS Code, Docker, GitLab CI/CD, and Scapy.
- Apply deep domain knowledge of low-level network protocols (TCP/IP, OSI model) and cryptographic principles (e.g., PKI, symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing) to software development tasks.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
- Fourteen (14) years of experience as a Software Engineer on programs/contracts of similar scope, type, and technical complexity.
Clearance Requirements:- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Physical Requirements:- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
- Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
The projected compensation range for this position is $141,500.00-$236,000.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH's benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
