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Application Developer III

Black Eagle Defense
Fort Meade, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/3/2026
Job Description

SALARY RANGE $190,000 - $247,000/year

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Application Developer III role, you will act as a reverse engineer/general-purpose CNO software engineer for up-and-coming projects where you will design, develop, prototype, modify, and integrate solutions to provide mission-centric results. You will work closely with analysts, operators, data scientists, and other software engineers to provide mission tactical support. This fast-paced and dynamic environment demands a flexible, highly motivated engineer with a strong desire to learn new skills and tackle evolving challenges that are critical to national security.

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Required Skills

SKILLS
Augment existing toolsets
Derive, document, and analyze requirements
Build prototypes to demonstrate understanding of mission requirements
Produce end toolsets that can operate within mission constraints
Be able to work with customer leadership to build relationships to help enable and improve mission success

QUALIFICATIONS A Bachelor of Computer Science or Computer Engineering and a minimum of Twelve (12) years of software/system development is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. A Master's of Computer Science or Computer Engineering with a minimum of Ten (10) years of experience is also acceptable. Experience must consist of technical expertise in at least three (3) of the following areas:
System Requirements Analysis
Software System Design
Software System Development
Software System Integration
Software System Testing

In addition, the individual shall have at least ten (10) years of work experience in four (4) or more of the following areas:
Developing software applications in C, C , or Java
Developing software applications for Unix, Linux, or Windows environments
Developing DLLs for the Windows environment
Development on computer telephony platforms using cards such as Dialogic
Object-oriented design and programming
Working knowledge of common protocols/standards such as TCP/IP, SNMP, H.323, X.25, 802.1I, 802.16, SIP, MEGACO, or MGCP
Web development with XML, PHP, MySQL, ColdFusion, or Apache
Script writing using Perl, Python, Bourne shell, C shell, or other proprietary scripting languages
Database experience with Sybase, Oracle, or Microsoft (SQL Server)
Reverse engineering and analysis of software
Kernel knowledge of Unix (Linux)
Bit-level data analysis

Additionally, the candidate must be/have:
Experience with developing CNO-specific software in Linux/Windows/Embedded applications.
Experience with Reverse Engineering, especially with Ghidra
Produce and modify software systems in C/C /Python.
Provide support for fielded software systems.
Familiarity with Git and Subversion.
Atlassian Tools (Jira, Confluence).
Be willing to learn new technologies and systems to meet mission objectives

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Desired Skills

Experience with Go and Rust
Experience with Vulnerability Research and Exploit development
Knowledge of end-to-end SIGINT collection and analysis systems
Experience with production CNO capabilities, CNO release process, and operations

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About Black Eagle Defense

Black Eagle Defense is a Maryland-based small business that provides Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and related Consulting Services to the private and public sectors. Our team is composed of highly trained professionals with a commitment to continued learning, versatility, and adaptability within the ever-evolving technological landscape.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Salary : $190,000 - $247,000

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