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title: 'Senior CNO Developer at Research Innovations'
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# Senior CNO Developer at Research Innovations

- **Company:** Research Innovations
- **Location:** St Petersburg, FL
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-04-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/researchinnovations.com/cdcd119c-52a4-457b-8e28-5c18478e3dc4

## Job description

Position Title: Senior Security Researcher Location: St. Petersburg, FL | Melbourne, FL Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI Employment type: Full Time Research Innovations Inc. (RII) is redefining defense technology. We combine mission-driven impact with cutting-edge research and a culture that values autonomy, creativity, and technical excellence.

We are looking for a committed CNO Developer to join our Cyber security team. You will solve uniquely challenging problems for our Defense and Homeland Security customers. Get s#it done.

This position requires an Active US Top Secret security clearance, and the ability to upgrade to TS/SCI Special Access Program access

## WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

- Build offense-grade software that operates in denied, constrained, and adversarial environments
- Design, implement, and debug custom CNO capabilities across userland, kernel, and network layers
- Tear down, modernize, and re-engineer legacy and acquired tooling for performance, stealth, and maintainability
- Develop software that runs where defenders don’t want it (Windows, Linux/Unix, embedded, mobile, and network devices)
- Perform deep binary analysis and reverse engineering across architectures and calling conventions
- Own and evolve reproducible build systems, toolchains, and test harnesses
- Work close to the metal: compilers, loaders, memory, execution flow, and runtime behavior
- Travel as determined by the customer

## WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

- Significant experience programming in C and Python
- Direct experience developing CNO or exploit capabilities
- Embedded or firmware development experience on resource-constrained systems
- Experience developing in one (1) or more of the following:
- Windows applications using Visual Studio or .NET environments
- UNIX applications using make files or comparable build environments
- Familiarity with software version control tools (e.g., Git, Subversion, or CVS)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, or Bamboo)
- Experience using software debugging/troubleshooting tools and techniques
- Software Analysis/Reverse Engineering experience
- Comfort writing assembly or mixed C/ASM when the problem demands it
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to effectively interact with customers

## EVEN BETTER

- Mentored and coached other engineers or fulfilled the role of Tech Lead
- Experience working across OSI layers, including packet-level analysis and manipulation

## REFERRALS

Know someone who would make a great Senior CNO Developer? Refer them at [www.researchinnovations.com/external-referrals](https://www.researchinnovations.com/external-referrals)!

At RII, we believe that diversity in our workforce is critical to our success. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. We work to help your intellectual passions and creativity thrive. It’s one of our core values: Let your geek flag fly.

We also offer all employees comprehensive benefits including: flexible work schedules, health insurance coverage, paid time off, 401k with a company match, paid parental leave, access to wellness programs and much more. You get this all from day one, and all paid for by RII.

It’s all part of another of our core values: Stay human. It’s why our comfortable and colorful offices such as our headquarters, include a community game room, pantry, massage chair, and an escape room, among other amenities. It’s why we have community ambassadors and regular community events.

Research Innovations, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.

## #LI-AC1

## About Research Innovations

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Research Innovations Inc (RII) builds mission‑grade AI‑powered software and hardware for defense, intelligence, and cyber operations, designed by former operators and deployed in the field.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no public funding rounds disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Rich Briggs (Founder, Chairman, CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industries: National defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, command & control (C2)
- Target customers: U.S. Department of Defense, allied militaries (UK, Canada), intelligence community
- Mission or purpose: “Creating RIIdiculously Awesome® solutions that make the world safer” – delivering AI‑enabled tools that let operators perform at expert level from the moment they plug in.

## Products & Services
- **PRIISM MAX**: Doctrine‑aware AI platform for joint all‑domain command and control (JADC2), enabling multi‑national data sharing, targeting coordination, and decision support.
- **Dragonfly**: Field‑hardened hardware for contested environments, designed for edge deployment.
- **Precision Offensive Cyber Effects**: Cyber capabilities built by former operators for real‑world mission impact.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue $62.4M (LinkedIn estimate, 2025); headcount ~350 (company site) or ~244 (LinkedIn, +10% YoY)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors listed; partners include UK Ministry of Defence (since 2017), Canadian Armed Forces (10+ years), U.S. joint commands
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of ~10% YoY; global footprint with offices in Alexandria, San Antonio, Melbourne, St. Petersburg, and London; active hiring for engineering, cyber, and mission roles

## Competitive Advantages
- Domain expertise: one‑third of employees are former military (targeting officers, EW specialists, cyber operators) – software is built by people who have done the job.
- Speed of fielding: products ship in weeks, not years, without shortcutting doctrine or safety.
- Coalition interoperability: architecture designed from the start for multi‑national operations, not adapted later.

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to scale JADC2 capabilities for joint and allied forces.
- Deepening AI/ML integration into real‑time targeting and decision support.
- Expanding international partnerships (UK, Canada) and forward‑deployed teams (Hawaii, Seoul).

## Why Work Here
- Culture: “RII is where elite engineers, vulnerability researchers, and operational experts build critical technology.” Developers work directly with end‑users – no requirement translation layer.
- Remote/hybrid: Flexible hours and remote‑friendly roles; interviews may be remote or on‑site depending on role.
- Perks: Competitive health & wellness (Headspace included), 401(k) Safe Harbor match (immediately vested), incentive compensation, charitable matching, pet insurance, WFH fund, education assistance, internal R&D program (CanaRII).
- Unique opportunities: DoD SkillBridge partner for transitioning service members; strong veteran community.

## Sources
1. [researchinnovations.com/company](https://www.researchinnovations.com/company)
2. [researchinnovations.com/careers](https://www.researchinnovations.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com/company/research-innovations-incorporated](https://linkedin.com/company/research-innovations-incorporated)
4. [jobs.lever.co/researchinnovations.com](https://jobs.lever.co/researchinnovations.com)
5. [builtin.com/company/research-innovations-inc](https://builtin.com/company/research-innovations-inc)

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- [CNO Developer II](https://feeny.ai/job/cno-developer-ii-research-innovations-san-antonio-fj3zvq3wc1jz) — San Antonio, TX
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