MANTECH seeks a skilled and innovative Lead CNO Developer to join our team in Aurora, CO. In this role, you will contribute to the development of mission-critical cyber capabilities, drive excellence in CNO development and lead efforts in advanced Computer Network Operations (CNO). You’ll be part of a dynamic team working on next-generation solutions that safeguard national security systems.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Designing and developing new hardware- or software-based Computer Network

• Operations (CNO) capabilities

• Managing the design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of

• software applications and systems

• Applying expert knowledge of network and security concepts to support capability

• development

• Communicating status updates and technical progress to leadership and

• stakeholders

• Ensuring software quality and compliance with development standards

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma and 12+ years of technical work experience, or BS degree and 8+ years of technical work experience, or MS Degree and 6+ years of technical work experience, or PhD and 4+ years of relevant experience

• Experience in Python and C/C++ programming languages

• Experience with troubleshooting and debugging

• Experience with low-level system internals across one or more platforms (e.g.,

• Windows, Unix, Mobile, or network devices)

• Experience with networking protocols (TCP/IP) and socket-level programming

• Experience with developing CNO capabilities

• Experience in managing and leading development teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in software analysis or reverse engineering

• Understanding of assembly language programming concepts

• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks and practices

• Experience using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Crucible

Clearance Requirements:

• An active/current TS/SCI with ability to obtain Polygraph is required.

Physical Requirements: 

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.