Lead CNO Developer (Onsite) at Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC

Compensation · Listed in posting

$122,000 – $253,000/yr

Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Feb 17, 2026

Description

Nightwing is hiring a CNO Team Lead to lead developers in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining CNO capabilities for operational mission requirements. The role oversees prototyping and capability delivery, requires TS/SCI clearance with FSP and CI Poly within five years, and demands extensive experience in CNO programming, exploitation, reverse engineering, network protocols, and technical leadership. The salary is $122,000-$253,000, with medical, vision, dental, retirement, paid time off, and holiday benefits.

Required Skills

C/C++
Python
CNO tools
Exploitation
Reverse engineering
Git
Scrum
Kanban

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD, depending on the experience level specified
Required Previous Experiences: 12 years programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and/or Python
10 years programming CNO tools
5 years leading, managing, or supervising teams for CNO capability development
4 years programming evasion techniques against host and network-based IDS
4 years in network sockets programming and application-level protocols
Preferred Qualifications: Proficiency in Python, C/C++, Assembly, Bash, and PowerShell
Operating systems and kernel-level programming
Exploitation techniques
Encryption, defense evasion, and network interception
Network protocols, sockets, CNO techniques, and software engineering
Reverse engineering frameworks and disassemblers
Technical leadership
Workload and priority management
Team mentoring and professional development
Scrum and Kanban project management
Version control and configuration management