Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$207k–$227k/yr
How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where …
Skills: Python, C/C++, Assembly (x86), Software Architecture, Operating System Design
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where …
Skills: Systems Integration, Linux Administration, Network Administration, Unix Shell Scripting, PKI Certificate Management
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where …
Skills: Java, Python, PySpark, Hadoop, MapReduce
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$180k–$200k/yr
How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where …
Skills: NiFi, ElasticSearch, Kibana, Python, Linux
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$130k–$230k/yr
How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where …
Skills: FPGA Development, Digital Signal Processing, C, C++, Linux
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$159k–$179k/yr
How We're Different We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where …
Skills: Risk Management Framework, NIST 800-53, Defense-in-Depth, Network Security Architecture, Enterprise Security Architecture
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
August Schell is looking for an Elasticsearch Engineer to join our team in support of a cybersecurity, network architecture, and mission support role with our DoD customer. The engineer will be part of a project team res…
Skills: Elastic Stack, Kibana, Logstash, Elastic Common Schema, Cribl
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$73k–$149k/yr
Job Title: Help Desk Specialist Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: None Type of Trav…
Skills: Troubleshooting, Incident Management, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Windows
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$149k–$201k/yr
Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications…
Skills: Agile Project Management, IT Leadership, People Management, Project Management, Team Leadership
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$104k–$218k/yr
Job Title: Systems Administrator Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: None Type of Tra…
Skills: Systems Administration, Database Management, Oracle, TomCat, IIS
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$130k–$150k/yr
This is directly for DISA under the Enterprise Integration and Innovation Center (EIIC) branch that creates Cybersecurity controls (STIGs) for DISA's Risk Management Executive (RME) Risk Management Framework (RMF) Missio…
Skills: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Cybersecurity
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$92k–$167k/yr
The Digital Modernization Sector project/area at Leidos has an opening for an experienced Project Manager for the DISA Defense Red Switch Network in support of an enterprise VoIP management system GSM-O II contract at Fo…
Skills: Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budgeting, Scheduling
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$121k–$266k/yr
Job Title: Systems Administrator Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type o…
Skills: Systems Administration, Cisco ASA, Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto Firewalls, IPSEC VPN
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$121k–$266k/yr
Job Title: Systems Administrator Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type o…
Skills: Systems Administration, Network Infrastructure, Virtualization, Cybersecurity Compliance, Cisco ASA
Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · On-site
$131k–$237k/yr
This role supports the DISA GSMO II Capability Requirements Support Program. GSM-O II delivers network operations and cyber defense capabilities for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), enabling DoD and Combata…
Skills: Joint Planning Process, Functional Mission Analysis, Mission Relevant Terrain-Cyber, Operational Requirements Analysis, Cyber Risk Assessment
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$85k–$120k/yr
Active Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph is required. Visionist has an exciting new, fully FUNDED opportunity for a Senior Signals Analyst. You will be joining a critical mission supporting our customers big d…
Skills: Signal Analysis, Waveform Analysis, Bitstream Analysis, Signal Exploitation, SIGINT Tools
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$73k–$149k/yr
Job Title: Help Desk Specialist Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: None Type of Trav…
Skills: Troubleshooting, Incident Management, Customer Service, Problem Solving, Windows
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · On-site
$104k–$218k/yr
Job Title: Systems Administrator Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: None Type of Tra…
Skills: Systems Administration, Database Management, Oracle, TomCat, IIS
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$143k–$184k/yr
Type of Requisition: Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: LD…
Skills: Radiant Logic, LDAP Administration, Identity And Access Management, Identity Data Management, SDLC
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States · Hybrid
$174k–$261k/yr
Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-t…
Skills: Adversarial AI, AI Red Teaming, Machine Learning Theory, Agentic AI, Deep Reinforcement Learning
Fort Meade, Maryland, United States • On-site
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Design, develop, and maintain high-performance software applications and scalable architectures to support advanced mission objectives. This includes implementing algorithms and developing tools for binary analysis and reverse engineering of compiled software.
Requires a Bachelor's degree with at least 11 years of relevant experience and proficiency in Python, C/C++, and Assembly. An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is mandatory.
We believe the highest-impact work in national security and technology is a team sport. At Aperio Global, we operate as a single, cohesive force aligned on a handful of mission-critical efforts where our work truly moves the needle. We don't chase small wins. We solve for next.
We view the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics as an empirical discipline as rigorous and consequential as any field in science or engineering. That means we bring intellectual honesty, accountability, and transparency to every problem we take on. Our team includes tech innovators, Intelligence Community veterans, and security professionals who know that the best solutions come from diverse minds working toward a common mission. We value our people, those working quietly behind the scenes, doing the hard work that keeps our nation secure.
The best way to understand how we think is to see what we've built. From full-spectrum cyber operations and de-biased AI platforms to quantum networking and cloud-native software systems, our work speaks for itself.
We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package — including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, generous paid time off, short and long-term disability, professional development, and much more. We invest in our people because they are our most important asset — and because the mission demands the best.
Aperio Global is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to support the exciting Advanced Analytics Team mission. Engineer will work closely with mission stakeholders to analyze software requirements, design innovative technical solutions, develop software applications, and implement high-performance capabilities supporting advanced mission objectives.
Mission Focus: Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain software applications supporting mission requirements. Analyze customer needs, develop software prototypes, engineer technical solutions, implement algorithms, and translate conceptual designs into scalable software architectures.
Technical Proficiency: Develop and debug software using object-oriented programming languages; perform software engineering and technical design activities; analyze and understand legacy code; develop efficient algorithms utilizing data structures, dynamic programming, heuristics, and modeling techniques; conduct software testing and troubleshooting; work at the operating system level, including file I/O, system interfaces, and low-level programming concepts; and develop advanced tools for binary analysis, shellcode detection, malware analysis, function identification, and reverse engineering of compiled software.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 11-years of relevant experience or equivalent. Proficiency with Python, and ability to read/understand C/C++, and Assembly (x86). Experience with software architecture, operating system design, compilers, and debugging. Comfortable working with operating system internals, low-level software development, file I/O, system APIs, memory management, and executable program analysis.
Nice to Have:
Familiarity with malware analysis, reverse engineering, and protocol analysis.
The salary range for this role represents Aperio’s good-faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Placement within the range is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to an individual’s qualifications, relevant experience, education, certifications, technical skills, contract labor categories and/or rates, work location, market conditions, and business needs.
At Aperio Global, we understand the value of investing in our most important asset—our employees. That's why we have crafted a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you make the best decision for yourself, your family and your lifestyle. For additional details, contact our talent acquisition team.
Aperio Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive workforce where all employees and applicants are treated with respect and fairness. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs — never on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy/childbirth, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Cognitive Infrastructure Company Safeguarding Decisions Across Space, Homeland & Enterprise
Aperio Global is a Cognitive Infrastructure company. We build the systems layer that safeguards decisions across complex environments where AI, data, infrastructure, and mission operations converge. Our approach integrates three intelligence disciplines: Spatial Intelligence, Cognitive Intelligence, and Environmental Intelligence. Together, these capabilities help organizations understand physical systems, interpret fragmented signals, model dynamic conditions, and act with decision confidence. At the core of this approach is Aperio’s Cognitive Layer Framework, which unifies data pedigree, governance, security, fusion, and contextual reasoning into a production-grade decision architecture. Aperio’s current platform and capability portfolio includes: NLYTEN for sense-making and contextual decision support CipherIQ for trust, security, and data integrity Reality Engine for reality capture, digital twins, and spatial intelligence HelioShield / OmniSphere for environmental and space-weather intelligence Our work is relevant wherever complex systems create decision risk—from national security and homeland missions to commercial space, enterprise AI, digital infrastructure, and immersive operational environments. Mission pedigree proves reliability. Commercial expansion proves scalability. Category creation proves inevitability. Solve for Next®.
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