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Cyber Capability Developer - (Multiple Levels)

Noblis

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Top Secret
$117,800 - $184,100
CI Polygraph
IT - Software
Chantilly, VA (On-Site/Office)

Responsibilities

As a Cyber Capability Developer, you will research, develop, and execute specialized operational and analytic capabilities to support technical operations in solving unique challenges posed by criminal and national security actors. You will build advanced tools and capabilities for tactical teams performing incident response and computer network operations and exploitation (CNO/CNE). This role requires expertise in both offensive and defensive cyber security tools, network topologies, and secured networks to deliver innovative solutions for mission-critical operations.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build and test operational prototypes for tactical teams responding to sophisticated cyber threats
  • Conduct analysis of case and intelligence related cyber data to develop advanced analytical tools
  • Configure and manage complex routing and switching fabrics with significant segmentation, including managed attribution of individual network paths
  • Set up and maintain firewall , VPN, proxy, and tunnel configurations for secure operations
  • Implement and manage data ingest pipelines through network diodes for secure data transfer
  • Administer high availability virtualized environments with complex networking configurations
  • Develop and maintain misattributable environments for specialized operations
  • Perform research of novel capabilities derived from technical analysis
  • Research emerging technologies, exploitation techniques, and custom tools
  • Perform reverse engineering of cyber actor tools and techniques to advance defenses
  • Conduct vulnerability research against host endpoints and service targets
  • Implement secure development practices for sensitive operational tools
  • Create and manage CI/CD pipelines and git version control systems for rapid deployment
  • Support systems integration for operations

Required Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
  • US Citizenship is required.
  • Experience with SAFe Agile framework
  • Solid understanding of forensic and investigative data requirements
  • Demonstrated experience designing and implementing software solutions in secure government environments


Mid-Level
  • Bachelor's degree or master's degree with 5 years of experience OR Associate degree with 8 years of experience OR High School/Diploma with 11 years of experience
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development
    • Software engineering using modern programming practices (Python, C, .NET)
    • Network design and analysis, including managed attribution networks
    • Basic malware analysis techniques and digital forensics
    • Network protocol analysis and command and control channels
    • Configuring and managing networking environments
    • Linux and Windows operating system administration
    • Basic reverse engineering concepts and vulnerability assessment techniques
    • Version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines
    • Containerization (Docker, LXC) and virtualization environments (VMware, Proxmox , KVM/QEMU)
    • Implant delivery and initial access vectors
    • Detection avoidance techniques
    • RESTful API development and administration
    • Risk assessment methodologies for exploit components

    • Compensation: $117,800 - $184,100


Senior-Level
  • Bachelor's degree or master's degree with 8 years of experience of experience OR Associate degree with 11 years of experience OR High School/Diploma with 14 years of experience,
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development
    • Advanced programming in multiple languages with focus on rapid software prototyping
    • Complex malware analysis, digital forensics, and software reverse engineering
    • Exploit development and sophisticated vulnerability research
    • Advanced network analysis and protocol manipulation for attribution management
    • Tool development for specialized cyber operations and cyber effects
    • Custom data processing and analytics pipelines through secure channels
    • Secure coding practices for operational tools in classified environments
    • Cloud platforms implementation (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, SC2S, C2S, GCP)
    • DevSecOps practices for rapid deployment in secure environments
    • Advanced endpoint detection and response application development
    • Automated provisioning of hosts and firewall /network appliances (Terraform, OpenStack, Ansible)
    • Management of high-security virtualized environments
    • Development of sophisticated detection avoidance techniques
  • Compensation: $142,600 - $222,850


Desired Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or related field
  • Additional Technical Experience

    Experience with:
    • Mixed vendor/platform environments, including COTS, GOTS, and custom developed tools
    • Digital forensics tools and techniques for complex investigations
    • Memory analysis and disk forensics in adversarial environments
    • Threat intelligence platforms and integration
    • Encryption and obfuscation techniques for secure communications
    • Incident response methodologies in high-stakes environments
    • Participation in capture the flag exercises, bug bounty programs, and security conferences
    • Advanced application of risk assessment methodologies

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Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI , and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards . Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

* Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us .

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $120,700.00 - USD $228,400.00 /Yr.
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For over 25 years, Noblis has been an innovator within the federal government, committed to enriching lives and making our nation safer while investing in the missions of tomorrow. As a nonprofit, Noblis works for the public good, bringing together the best possible science, technology and engineering expertise and solutions, in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. At Noblis, we are thinkers and doers combining leading-edge research with expertise to drive innovation in the areas of analytics, AI/ML, autonomous systems, cyber, cloud, space, energy, biosciences, telecom and many others. Our experts collaborate across a variety of backgrounds, disciplines and technologies to create mission-driven impacts for our federal agency clients. Together with our subsidiaries, we work with a wide range of government clients in the defense, homeland security, intelligence, law enforcement and federal civil sectors.
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IT - Software
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Top Secret
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