Senior CNO Developer
AI summary of the role
Senior CNO Developer role at Research Innovations Inc., focused on building offense-grade software for defense and homeland security customers.
What you’ll do
- Build offense-grade software for denied, constrained, and adversarial environments
- Design, implement, and debug custom CNO capabilities across userland, kernel, and network layers
- Perform deep binary analysis and reverse engineering across architectures
- Own and evolve reproducible build systems, toolchains, and test harnesses
What you’ll bring
- Active US Top Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI SAP
- Significant experience programming in C and Python
- Direct experience developing CNO or exploit capabilities
- Embedded or firmware development on resource-constrained systems
Technologies
C · Python · CNO · exploit development · reverse engineering · binary analysis · assembly · Windows · Linux/Unix · embedded · firmware · Visual Studio
About Research Innovations
Builds AI-enabled command-and-control, EW/SIGINT edge hardware, and cyber capabilities for U.S. and allied defense, intelligence, and law-enforcement missions.
Bootstrapped · 200–500 people
Source and classification
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Position Title: Senior Security Researcher Location: St. Petersburg, FL | Melbourne, FL Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI Employment type: Full Time Research Innovations Inc. (RII) is redefining defense technology. We combine mission-driven impact with cutting-edge research and a culture that values autonomy, creativity, and technical excellence. We are looking for a committed CNO Developer to join our Cyber security team. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers. Get s#it done. This position requires an Active US Top Secret security clearance, and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI Special Access Program access WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Build offense-grade software that operates in denied, constrained, and adversarial environments Design, implement, and debug custom CNO capabilities across userland, kernel, and network layers
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Position Title: Senior Security Researcher Location: St. Petersburg, FL | Melbourne, FL Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI Employment type: Full Time Research Innovations Inc. (RII) is redefining defense technology. We combine mission-driven impact with cutting-edge research and a culture that values autonomy, creativity, and technical excellence. We are looking for a committed CNO Developer to join our Cyber security team. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers. Get s#it done. This position requires an Active US Top Secret security clearance, and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI Special Access Program access WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING Build offense-grade software that operates in denied, constrained, and adversarial environments Design, implement, and debug custom CNO capabilities across userland, kernel, and network layers Tear down, modernize, and re-engineer legacy and acquired tooling for performance, stealth, and maintainability Develop software that runs where defenders don’t want it (Windows, Linux/Unix, embedded, mobile, and network devices) Perform deep binary analysis and reverse engineering across architectures and calling conventions Own and evolve reproducible build systems, toolchains, and test harnesses Work close to the metal: compilers, loaders, memory, execution flow, and runtime behavior Travel [... source excerpt omitted ...] rience Comfort writing assembly or mixed C/ASM when the problem demands it Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to effectively interact with customers EVEN BETTER Mentored and coached other engineers or fulfilled the role of Tech Lead Experience working across OSI layers, including packet-level analysis and manipulation REFERRALS Know someone who would make a great Senior CNO Developer? Refer them at www.researchinnovations.com/external-referrals! At RII, we believe that diversity in our workforce is critical to our success. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do,
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