Junior Cyber Software Engineer

About the role

The C5ISR Center Cybersecurity Division is looking for a Junior Cyber Software Engineer to design, develop and secure next-generation tactical cyber infrastructure and mission-critical defense solutions. The engineer applies Rust and other memory-safe, systems-level languages to build efficient, secure and resilient software across embedded architectures, military ground vehicles and tactical networks, working with a multidisciplinary team to modernize the tactical cyber landscape and reduce vulnerabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Write clean, safe and efficient code primarily in Rust, with supplemental modules in C, C++ or Go
• Redesign and harden legacy software modules with memory-safe architectures to mitigate memory-corruption exploits such as buffer overflows
• Integrate software components with custom hardware, in-vehicle data networks and tactical C5ISR communication systems
• Review, debug and test software using automated pipelines to meet design requirements and validate defense performance metrics
• Contribute to requirements analysis, architecture development and technical documentation aligned with DoD software engineering standards

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related STEM discipline
• 1-3 years of professional software development experience, or equivalent military/co-op experience
• Active DoD Secret security clearance required and must be maintained

Required skills

• Strong understanding of Rust fundamentals (safe/unsafe Rust, ownership and borrowing, concurrency)
• Working familiarity with C, C++ or Go
• Linux, shell scripting and Git
• Preferred: memory-safe coding, static analysis tools, cryptographic implementation, embedded systems, RTOS, DoD RMF and STIGs, and DoD 8140/8570 compliance

What we offer

• Proposed pay range of $69,600 - $142,700 USD, depending on location, contract category, experience and skills
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time-off benefits
• Flexible time off and learning resources