What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior CNO Exploit Developer position at X8?
CANX 1 | Columbia, MD
Job Description
X8 is seeking a Senior CNO Exploit Developer to support specialized military cyber operations on the PURPLEPIRANHA contract. This hands-on role focuses on transforming proof-of-concept exploits and disclosed vulnerabilities into reliable, operationally ready capabilities.
What You'll Be Doing
Job Description
X8 is seeking a Senior CNO Exploit Developer to support specialized military cyber operations on the PURPLEPIRANHA contract. This hands-on role focuses on transforming proof-of-concept exploits and disclosed vulnerabilities into reliable, operationally ready capabilities.
What You'll Be Doing
- Engineer, stabilize, and productize proof-of-concept exploits and CVE-based vulnerabilities for operational use.
- Analyze exploit behavior and improve reliability, repeatability, and suitability for live infrastructure.
- Collaborate with vulnerability researchers to understand proof-of-concept findings, constraints, and technical details.
- Work directly with mission stakeholders to validate that developed capabilities meet operational requirements.
- Reverse-engineer compiled binaries and source code to identify vulnerabilities and support exploit development.
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph; CI polygraph required for this requisition.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline, and 8 years of experience.
- At least 5 years of exploit development or Computer Network Operations (CNO) tool development experience.
- At least 2 years of programming experience with languages or low-level technologies such as Python, C, C , or x86 assembly.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze proof-of-concept exploits or CVEs and engineer stable, repeatable capabilities.
- Extensive experience reverse-engineering compiled binaries and source code to identify vulnerabilities.
- Experience developing software for CNO analytic or cloud-related projects.
- Subject-matter expertise in exploit development and CVE-based vulnerability research.
- 10 years of CNO tool development experience.
- Build technically challenging capabilities supporting specialized national defense cyber missions.
- Work closely with vulnerability researchers and mission stakeholders on operationally relevant engineering.
- Active TS/SCI with CI polygraph required.
- $150,000 (depending on experience and qualifications)
- Bonus potential
- 401(k) match - 10%
- Paid time off - 24 PTO days and 13 holidays
- Medical benefits - 100% employee, 80% dependent; $1,000 company-paid HSA contribution
Salary : $150,000