CNO Developer

#### **Position Title**: Security Researcher **Location**: San Antonio, TX | Melbourne, FL **Clearance Requirement**: Top Secret/SCI **Employment type**: Full Time Research Innovations Inc. (RII) is redefining defense technology. We combine mission-driven impact with cutting-edge research and a culture that values autonomy, creativity, and technical excellence. We are looking for a committed CNO Developer to join our Cyber security team. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers.**Get s#it done.** **This position requires an Active US Top Secret security clearance, and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI Special Access Program access** ### WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING - Building offense-grade software that operates in denied, constrained, and adversarial environments - Designing, implementing, and debugging custom CNO capabilities across userland, kernel, and network layers - Tearing down, modernizing, and re-engineering legacy and acquired tooling for performance, stealth, and maintainability - Developing software that runs where defenders don’t want it (Windows, Linux/Unix, embedded, mobile, and network devices) - Performing deep binary analysis and reverse engineering across architectures and calling conventions - Owning and evolving reproducible build systems, toolchains, and test harnesses - Working close to the metal: compilers, loaders, memory, execution flow, and runtime behavior - Traveling as determined by the customer ### WHAT YOU HAVE DONE - Experience programming in C and Python - Experience developing CNO or exploit capabilities - Embedded or firmware development experience on resource-constrained systems - Experience developing in one (1) or more of the following: - Windows applications using Visual Studio or .NET environments - UNIX applications using make files or comparable build environments - Familiarity with software version control tools (e.g., Git, Subversion, or CVS) - Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, or Bamboo) - Experience using software debugging/troubleshooting tools and techniques - Software Analysis/Reverse Engineering experience - Comfort writing assembly or mixed C/ASM when the problem demands it - Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to effectively interact with customers ### REFERRALS Know someone who would make a great CNO Developer? Refer them at [](https://www.researchinnovations.com/external-referrals)!