Offensive Cyber Full Stack Developer III
Offensive Cyber Full Stack Developer III
Take on a senior technical leadership role at the forefront of offensive cyber operations. As an Offensive Cyber Full Stack Developer III, you’ll architect, build, and maintain mission-critical systems that directly support national security and operational effectiveness.
This is more than just a development role — it’s an opportunity to shape technical direction, mentor teams, and influence how offensive cyber capabilities are delivered at scale. You’ll work alongside some of the best minds in cyber operations, with a clear path to grow your leadership and technical footprint.
If you’re looking for the chance to apply deep full-stack engineering expertise to meaningful, high-impact challenges, this is where you’ll thrive.
What you will be doing:
- Leading the design and development of features within Django-based infrastructure systems in a highly collaborative team environment.
- Driving the development and sustainment of multi-tier offensive cyber applications and systems, ensuring mission readiness and resilience.
- Applying expertise in distributed systems (microservices, APIs, queues, SQL/NoSQL databases) to scale mission-critical operations.
- Writing, debugging, and optimizing code across multiple languages and frameworks, including Python, Java, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Leveraging Django, Node.js, and other frameworks to deliver robust, full-stack solutions.
- Leading and mentoring junior developers, setting technical direction, and managing daily team tasks.
- Integrating cybersecurity solutions (IDS, EDR, EPP, AV) and operating system internals knowledge (Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android) into full-stack builds.
- Utilizing collaboration and version control platforms (Git, GitHub/GitLab, Jira, Confluence) to drive efficient workflows.
What you need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent professional experience.
- 8+ years professional experience writing and debugging software in modern programming languages.
- 8+ years in full-stack frameworks/environments (Django, Node.js, etc.).
- 6+ years building and maintaining full-stack, multi-tier offensive cyber applications.
- 4+ years in distributed systems (microservices, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, queues).
- 4+ years working with version control and collaboration tools.
- 4+ years applying modern cybersecurity solutions to production systems.
- 2+ years of operating system internals experience (Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android).
- 2+ years leading teams of developers and managing daily workflows.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to present complex technical information clearly.
Clearance:
Not required to start; must be able to obtain TS/SCI.
Salary range:
$101,996.00 - $219,107.00 (Annually)*
REQ#: PRX-25-836
*The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Who are we?
Praxis Engineering* was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Annapolis Junction MD - with growing offices in Chantilly VA and Aberdeen MD.
Praxis Engineering is a consulting, product, and solutions firm dedicated to the practical application of software and system engineering technologies to solve complex problems.
With over 50 contracts (Prime + SubK), Praxis brings together world class engineers with proven engineering best practices, domain expertise, commercial technologies and proven agile management approaches to create high value solutions aimed at helping our customers meet their most critical business and mission objectives.
*Praxis Engineering is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics IT.
Why Praxis?
We are focused on continual learning and evolution. We don’t do things because “that’s the way we’ve always done things”; we listen to our employees and adapt to the changing marketplace. We look at the big picture and encourage our engineers to get training and certifications in emerging technologies that will help shape our customer’s mission. We've been profitable year after year. We're always on the lookout for great engineers to join the team and we recognize that our employees are the heart and soul of what we do. We focus on recruiting talented people, treating them right, and then allowing them to do what they do best. No red tape. No micromanagement. Smart people want to work with smart people, and we love people who are passionate about what they do, and finding ways to do it better.
And then there is the...
Benefits
- Attractive total compensation package to include competitive salary and medical benefits!
- Office perks such as free soft drinks and snacks (both healthy and not-so-healthy)
- Praxis swag (annual gift certificate to purchase top brand Praxis apparel)
- 401K contribution/match.
- 4 weeks Paid Time Off + 10 holidays
- Training is a priority! Take advantage of our endless in-house training opportunities - or seek out vendor offered (paid) training opportunities like conferences, certification courses and seminars.
- Conferences (recently attended by Praxis employees): AWS Summit, IoT World, Black Hat and DefCon.
- Training & Certifications: Splunk, AWS, Big Data/Cloudera, VMWare, Scrum Master...the list of certifications goes on and on!
- Praxis University: Cyber Research, Data Analytics, IoT, AWS and RedHat course offerings and hands-on training.
- Tuition reimbursement!
- Opportunity for career advancement - Grow with the company!
- Employee Discounts!
- We truly believe the right work-life balance can exist, and it's here at Praxis. Our work is extremely important, but your job is just a part of who you are. When you enjoy your life outside of our walls, you're at your best the next time you walk through our doors. We do all we can to assure that happens every day.
Praxis Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.