Proximal Savvy CNO Developer 2

Title: Proximal Savvy CNO Developer 2
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Compensation Range: $175 -$195K
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *


Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Benefits Overview:
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *

Summary:
The Proximal-Savvy CNO Developer will support a highly specialized cyber operations and research team developing advanced tools and techniques in support of national-level missions. This position is ideal for an early-to-mid career developer with strong foundations in software development, Computer Network Operations (CNO), and Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies. You’ll work on innovative signal-based access and cyber capabilities in a collaborative, mission-focused environment.

Core Tasks:

• Develop and maintain CNO tools and capabilities focused on embedded systems, mobile platforms, and wireless protocols.
• Design software in C and related low-level languages to interface with or manipulate device-level components and radio systems.
• Support the prototyping and development of custom capabilities leveraging Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms.
• Conduct firmware and signal protocol analysis, reverse engineering, and system integration.
• Contribute to collaborative Agile development efforts in classified environments.
• Produce technical documentation, development roadmaps, and assist in capability demonstrations to stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related discipline with 5 years of relevant software development experience.
• OR Master’s degree with 3 years of experience
• OR Doctorate with 1 year of experience

• At least 2 years of cybersecurity or CNO-specific development experience.
• Strong programming experience in C and understanding of low-level software systems.
• Experience with Software Defined Radio (SDR) tools or development (e.g., GNU Radio, USRP, HackRF, BladeRF).
• Familiarity with reverse engineering, protocol analysis, or wireless communications.
  Preferred Qualifications:
  • Exposure to firmware analysis, JTAG/UART interfaces, or embedded debugging tools.
  • Familiarity with tools like IDA Pro, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, or Radare2.
  • Understanding of RF fundamentals, signal capture and processing.
  • Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for analysis and automation.
  • Prior work in mission support, SIGINT, or cyber tool development environments.