Sr. Principal Computer Network Operations Engineer
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As a Senior Principal CNO Engineer, you will lead capability development and vulnerability research within an agile team building a prototype access generation pipeline for a key national security customer. In this role, you’ll leverage your background in zero-day/N-day exploit research, CNO tooling, and AI-driven workflow development to design and build the future of automated vulnerability discovery and productization.
Role Expectations
Lead the design and development of an AI-driven end-to-end exploit discovery, productization, and delivery system
Coordinate efforts of other engineers and security researchers, and construct appropriate team technical practices and infrastructure to ensure quality quarterly deliveries
Collaborate across teams to productize and integrate existing targeting data, tools, and infrastructure as needed to meet mission customer’s needs
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Position Summary
As a Senior Principal CNO Engineer, you will lead capability development and vulnerability research within an agile team building a prototype access generation pipeline for a key national security customer. In this role, you’ll leverage your background in zero-day/N-day exploit research, CNO tooling, and AI-driven workflow development to design and build the future of automated vulnerability discovery and productization.
Role Expectations
Lead the design and development of an AI-driven end-to-end exploit discovery, productization, and delivery system
Coordinate efforts of other engineers and security researchers, and construct appropriate team technical practices and infrastructure to ensure quality quarterly deliveries
Collaborate across teams to productize and integrate existing targeting data, tools, and infrastructure as needed to meet mission customer’s needs
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Degree requirement can be met with four years of hands-on experience in a software engineer or similar full-time position
- 10+ years of experience as a CNO developer and/or security researcher
- Proficiency in C, Python, Go, and JavaScript or TypeScript
- Deep understanding of cyber operations tradecraft and software architectures
- Experience implementing and evaluating agentic AI workflows for complex software tasks
- Demonstrated ability in leading a team and communicating with external stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- (in addition to the required qualifications)
- Mobile or browser development or vulnerability research experience
- Experience as a cyber operator or analyst
- Exposure to Intelligence Community mission sets and customers
About Clarity Innovations
Private national-security software and data engineering company serving U.S. defense, intelligence, and federal agencies.
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