Cybersecurity Software Engineer at ManTech in USA-MD-Linthicum Heights

Job description

• Unlock the secrets of intelligence with MANTECH! Join a dynamic team at the forefront of national security, providing advanced solutions to government intelligence agencies. Since 1968, we’ve been solving the toughest challenges with groundbreaking tech. Explore thrilling projects in Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, IT, Data Analytics and Software Development. Elevate your career and make a difference. Your adventure begins now—unleash your potential with MANTECH!
• MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Cybersecurity Software Engineer to join our team in Linthicum Heights, MD.
• This role protects secure systems by providing expert engineering support for the Cryptographic Solutions Program and MPO's network security products.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced engineering, cybersecurity analysis, and cryptographic solutions to enhance the security posture, testing, and certification of products deployed across the the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Drive innovation in data protection, high-assurance encryption, and secure computing architecture to safeguard modern national security infrastructure.
• Perform software design and functional programming while authoring robust unit, integration, and system-level test suites.
• Develop software using multi-paradigm programming languages, functional design principles, and standard data-interchange and markup formats.
• Build and maintain applications across cross-platform desktop and server environments using modern IDEs, containerization, deployment pipelines, and network tools.
• Apply deep domain knowledge of low-level network protocols (TCP/IP, OSI model) and cryptographic principles (e.g., PKI, symmetric/asymmetric encryption, hashing) to software development tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. Four (4) years of additional software engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• 14+ years in software engineering, testing, or software-focused cyber roles.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience with low-level systems programming in Rust.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python, or Java.
• Familiarity with penetration testing tools and security-focused OSs (e.g., Kali Linux).
• Experience with high-grade network encryptors and cryptographic key distribution systems.
• Background supporting Intelligence Community (IC) or DoD cryptographic engineering initiatives.

Skills

Required

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Multi-paradigm programming languages
• Functional design principles
• Modern IDEs
• Containerization
• Deployment pipelines
• Network tools

Preferred

• Low-level systems programming in Rust
• C/C++
• Python
• Java
• Penetration testing tools
• Security-focused OSs (e.g., Kali Linux)
• High-grade network encryptors
• Cryptographic key distribution systems

Benefits

• The projected compensation range for this position is $141,500.00-$236,000.00. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.