Accenture
CNO Developer
$106K–$206K
Herndon, VA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- Herndon, VA
Herndon, Virginia, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of relevant software development experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must have US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
About the job
Develop and test custom low-level software capabilities for computer network operations supporting national security missions.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain CNO software, including C2 communication protocols.
- Analyze systems and network architectures and collaborate with researchers and reverse engineers to integrate exploits.
- Document, support integration and evaluation events, and provide technical support during operational missions.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of relevant software development experience.
- Strong C/C++ skills and deep Windows internals knowledge, including low-level Windows development.
- Experience with Windows debugging tools, secure coding, and diagnosing memory corruption, race conditions, and crashes.
- Active TS/SCI security clearance; working knowledge of Python, reverse-engineering tools, and networking fundamentals.
Nice to have
- Prior Intelligence Community or federal CNO/cyber mission experience; exploit development, binary analysis, or vulnerability research.
- Familiarity with EDR evasion, obfuscation, anti-forensics, Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, or embedded, firmware, and mobile development.
Pay
$106,300 — $206,200 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, Python, Assembly, Windows, Linux, WinDbg, Visual Studio debugger, Sysinternals
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