Android CNO Developer at Markon
Dulles, VA
$130,000–$250,000from the description
Jul 15, 2026
Dulles, VA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on software engineering role focused on building custom offensive cyber tools and techniques for the Android platform, including exploit development, reverse engineering of native binaries, and low-level network programming. The work involves end-to-end design, debugging, and documentation of mission-oriented software, as well as mentoring junior developers. Suited to experienced developers with deep knowledge of Unix internals, CNO tooling, and a current TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Mid level · 4+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $158,337 (middle half $126,441–$180,105). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) because the primary day-to-day work is designing and building custom CNO (Computer Network Operations) software tools for the Android platform. Information Security Analysts (15-1212) is a plausible runner-up given the heavy offensive security and vulnerability research focus.
The TS/SCI with Polygraph is explicitly required as an active clearance — this is a hard gate.
The degree requirement is effectively None: the JD states a BS is required but immediately offers a full substitution of 6 additional years of experience in lieu of the degree. The 4-year overall years minimum reflects the minimum with a degree; without a degree, 10 years would apply.
A BS in Computer Science is listed under Preferred Qualifications as 'highly desired' — it is not a hard gate.
Native-level mobile development and vulnerability analysis appear in both the required and preferred sections; they were treated as preferred because they are framed as 'Experience with…' under the Preferred Qualifications heading. The core Android platform requirement is captured via the Android skill marked required.
The wide salary range ($130K–$250K) reflects the cleared, specialized nature of CNO/offensive security work rather than a broad seniority band.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): reverse engineering, exploit development, vulnerability analysis.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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