CNO Analyst/Programmer

Job Type: Full-Time

Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly

Must be a U.S. Citizen

This position is contingent on contract award

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Job Summary

Castalia Systems is seeking an experienced CNO Analyst/Programmer to join our team supporting one of our government customers on a truly exciting contract. On this program you will be part of the team developing new capabilities and novel solutions for cybersecurity tools.

Roles and Responsibilities

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Provides custom software design and development of cybersecurity tools.
• Designs and develops end-to-end data flow and tasking into Cybersecurity tools developed.
• Provides/authors documentation, participate in design, code, and software readiness reviews in accordance with the Government's software development procedures and processes:
• Level 1 CNO Analyst/Programmer shall possess the following capabilities:
  
  
  
  • Program in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
  • Develop applications in Windows, UNIX, and other systems via proprietary, GOTS, or open source build environments.
  • Provide/author documentation, participate in design, code, and software readiness reviews as prescribed by the Government's software development procedures and processes.
  
  
  
  
• In addition to the above capabilities, the Level 2 CNO Analyst/Programmer shall possess the following capabilities:
  
  
  
  • Design and develop end-to-end data flow and tasking for CNO tools developed.
  • Provide/author documentation, design, code, and software readiness reviews as prescribed by the Government's software development procedures and processes.
  • Provide/author and participate in technical presentations on assigned projects.
  
  
  
  
• In addition to the above capabilities, the Level 3 CNO Analyst/Programmer shall possess the following capabilities:
  
  
  
  • Actively participate and direct the design and development of end-to-end data flow and tasking for Cybersecurity tools developed.
  • Actively participate and lead/direct the development of new Cybersecurity solutions that meet the demands of customers.
  
  
  
  
• In addition to the above capabilities, the Level 4 CNO Analyst/Programmer shall possess the following capabilities:
  
  
  
  • Ability to develop in Unix and/or Windows low-level internals
  
  
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

• Active TS/SCI with Poly
• Level 1 CNO Analyst/Programmer
  
  
  
  • No experience required.
  • Bachelor's Degree in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • In lieu of a Bachelor's Degree an additional four (4) years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  
  
  
  
• Level 2 CNO Analyst/Programmer
  
  
  
  • Four (4) years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • Bachelor's Degree in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • In lieu of a Bachelor's Degree an additional four (4) years for a total of eight (8) years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • Additional contract or position specific required experience for this level (skills, technologies, expertise):
    
    
    
    • 4+ years programming with CNO Tools and techniques. Using network sockets programming including developing packet-level programs, expert packet-level understanding of IP, TCP, and application- level protocols.
    • 4+ years of experience with software development in Windows and/or Linux/Unix environments
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Level 3 CNO Analyst/Programmer
  
  
  
  • Six (6) years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • Bachelor's Degree in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • In lieu of a Bachelor's Degree an additional four (4) years for a total of 10 years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  
  
  
  
• Level 4 CNO Analyst/Programmer
  
  
  
  • Twelve (12) years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • Bachelor 's Degree in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • In lieu of a Bachelor's Degree an additional four (4) years for a total of 16 years of programming experience in the field of computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
  • A Master's Degree plus ten (10) years of experience, or
  • PhD plus eight (8) years of experience maybe substituted.
  • Additional contract or position specific required experience for this level {skills, technologies, expertise):
  • 4+ years of leading highly complex custom software design and development of Cybersecurity tools and techniques for operational use.
  
  
  
  

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Typical office environment

Travel

• Not required

Company Description

Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application.

With our vast knowledge of our customers needs and relevant technology, our team is able to bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with a cutting edge technology so it's so evident when you compare us with anyone.

Disclaimer

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.