Network-Savvy CNO Developer (TS/SCI w/ Poly)

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Job Description

Are you looking to make great use of your Network Devices reverse engineering (RE) and vulnerability research (VR) skills, while continuing to sharpen them? If you're hungry to support an amazing mission, work as a team to leverage your skills to make a difference and learn from / collaborate with our existing Network Devices / vulnerability research / reverse engineering subject matter experts, we have the perfect position for you to help start a new stage of your career at Parsons!

You'll get the opportunity to do RE, VR, and prototype development to support a critical customer mission and develop much needed capabilities. You'll get to work at the customer site, integrated into the customer's team which includes several subject matter experts, learning from their mentorship to grow your skills and support our customer's mission. Your Network Devices and CNO skills will be stretched to the limit as you utilize your creativity to discover new solutions to problems, implement capabilities, and help better protect our country.

What You'll Be Doing

• Conduct reverse engineering of embedded systems, binaries, and firmware.
• Design, develop, and implement embedded software capabilities in C.
• Apply vulnerability research and CNO skills to discover and implement novel solutions.
• Work on-site at a contractor facility, fully integrated into a small, expert team.
• Collaborate with senior subject matter experts and leverage their mentorship to expand your skills.
• Contribute to efforts that directly enhance national security and protect critical systems.

What Skills You'll Bring

• TS/SCI w/ Polygraph is required
• 5+ years of software engineering (C, Python) / reverse engineering / vulnerability research experience (or 3 years' experience with a Master's Degree)
• Experience with Reverse Engineering
• Experience with Vulnerability Research

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Experience with vulnerability research (e.g., exploit development, fuzzing, or security analysis of embedded systems)
• Familiarity with common RE tools and environments (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, binary analysis platforms)
• Experience in CNO or related cybersecurity operations

Security Clearance Requirement

An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.​

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range

$103,500.00 - $181,100.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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