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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented CNO Developer with a passion for Reverse Engineering to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll work alongside some of the industry’s top cyber professionals on mission-focused projects that push the boundaries of vulnerability research, exploitation, and technical innovation.
At Parsons, we’re committed to solving our customers’ most complex challenges with speed, creativity, and precision. If you thrive in a highly technical environment and enjoy turning deep research into real-world impact, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Develop and productize proof-of-concept capabilities that demonstrate the operational impact of vulnerabilities in support of customer mission needs
- Apply reverse engineering expertise to analyze software and systems, uncover vulnerabilities, and understand low-level functionality
- Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to design, refine, and deliver effective mission solutions
- Recommend and build tooling that improves team efficiency, scalability, and technical effectiveness
- Contribute to research-driven engineering efforts focused on exploitation, payload development, and vulnerability analysis
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience in lieu of a degree
- 5+ years of professional experience in CNO, CNE, vulnerability research, or research-driven engineering
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source code repositories such as GitLab or Bitbucket
- Experience with development frameworks and tooling for C, C++, and Python
- Proficiency in C, Python, and Assembly
- Strong understanding of low-level systems, software architecture, and secure development practices
- Hands-on experience with debuggers and disassemblers such as GDB, Ghidra, or Binary Ninja
- Familiarity with common offensive security and research toolsets such as Kali Linux and Metasploit
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams
- Ability to work both independently and in a highly collaborative environment
- Active TS/SCI clearance; ability to obtain a Polygraph
- US Citizenship is Required.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Deep experience with multiple CPU architectures
- Demonstrated success building tooling or technical infrastructure that enabled CNO development, including exploits and payloads
- Knowledge of the internals of one or more RTOS platforms
- Experience working across the OSI model using low-level programming languages
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of professional experience in CNO, CNE, vulnerability research, or research-driven engineering
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source code repositories such as GitLab or Bitbucket
- Experience with development frameworks and tooling for C, C++, and Python
- Proficiency in C, Python, and Assembly
- Strong understanding of low-level systems, software architecture, and secure development practices
- Hands-on experience with debuggers and disassemblers such as GDB, Ghidra, or Binary Ninja
- Familiarity with offensive security and research toolsets such as Kali Linux and Metasploit
- Strong communication and technical collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Ability to obtain a polygraph
- US citizenship
- Deep experience with multiple CPU architectures
- Experience building tooling or technical infrastructure for CNO development, exploits, and payloads
- Knowledge of internals of one or more RTOS platforms
- Experience working across the OSI model using low-level programming languages
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parsons Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Parsons Corporation.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
