Firmware-Savvy CNO Developer
Company websitegrvty.com (GRVTY, opens in new tab)
Base salary $140K to $170K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Fort Meade, MD
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- LocationFort Meade, MD
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
What You'll be Owning
GRVTY is seeking a Firmware-Savvy CNO Developer with a TS/SCI + Poly clearance (applicable to this customer) to join one of our top projects in Fort Meade, MD.
What You Must Have
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph Clearance
- Strong proficiency in C programming
- Experience doing reverse engineering on diverse architectures
- Experience with vulnerability research
- Experience analyzing or developing firmware
- 3 years of cybersecurity/CNO-specific development.
- Bachelor's degree must be in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (or something extremely similar)
- 5-10 years of experience
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications. We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
- The pay range for this position is: $140,000.00 - $170,000.00
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Maryland Pay Range
$140,000—$170,000 USD
Why Choose GRVTY
The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.
We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.
At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events
EEO Statement
GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [email protected] or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (eeoc.gov)
Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit, we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities.
Source: GRVTY on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $140,000, above 58% of the 302 Software Engineering roles in Maryland on this site. The employer's range is $30,000 wide, 21% of the floor. Observed open for 24 days so far (since Oct 15, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 302 Software Engineering roles in Maryland listed on this site, the median base floor is $130,000 and the middle half runs from $113,200 to $162,500. This role's floor ($140,000) is above 58% of them; 10 others list the same floor.
Base floors of 302 Software Engineering roles in Maryland
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 42.4% | 128 |
| $125K to $150K | 26.5% | 80 |
| $150K to $175K | 10.9% | 33 |
| $175K to $200K | 11.9% | 36 |
| $200K to $225K | 5.3% | 16 |
| $225K to $250K | 1.7% | 5 |
| $250K to $275K | 1.0% | 3 |
| $275K and up | 0.3% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 302 open postings with this job family in Maryland
- Sample size
- 302
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
State against nationwide
Median base floor in Maryland vs nationwide
Table
| Value | postings | |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering, Maryland | $130K | 302 |
| Software Engineering, all states | $160K | 12,917 |
| This job's base floor (marked) | $140K |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Median floor, state vs nationwide
- Formula
- median published base floor of each cohort
- Denominator
- open postings of this job family
- Sample size
- 302 in Maryland; 12917 nationwide
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in both cohorts
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
How GRVTY pays
78 of GRVTY's 148 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 63 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $145,000; the middle half runs from $120,000 to $162,000.
Base floors of GRVTY's 148 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 26.4% | 39 |
| $125K to $150K | 26.4% | 39 |
| $150K to $175K | 29.1% | 43 |
| $175K to $200K | 12.2% | 18 |
| $200K to $225K | 4.1% | 6 |
| $225K to $250K | 0.7% | 1 |
| $250K to $275K | 0.7% | 1 |
| $275K and up | 0.7% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 148 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 148
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Software Engineering roles in Maryland with the nearest published base floor to $140,000, one per employer.
- Senior Software Engineer - Data ZoomInfo Technologies LLC · base floor $140,000
- Systems Engineer - Security Amentum · base floor $140,000
- Jr Level Software Developer ELEVI Associates · base floor $140,500
- 2024871 Consulting Engineering Technical Leader - Enterprise Networking Cisco · base floor $142,900
- Sr Test Engineer Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) · base floor $136,965
This listingFirmware-Savvy CNO Developer$140K to $170K
OSC Hardware Support Specialist$140K to $175K
Imagery Scientist - OPIR Analyst (Mid or Senior)$140K to $180K
Hyperspectral Imagery Scientist$140K to $180K
Network-Savvy CNO Developer$140K to $170K
iOS-Savvy CNO Developer$140K to $170K
Android-Savvy CNO Developer$140K to $170K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Firmware-Savvy CNO Developer (this listing) | $140K - $170K |
| OSC Hardware Support Specialist | $140K - $175K |
| Imagery Scientist - OPIR Analyst (Mid or Senior) | $140K - $180K |
| Hyperspectral Imagery Scientist | $140K - $180K |
| Network-Savvy CNO Developer | $140K - $170K |
| iOS-Savvy CNO Developer | $140K - $170K |
| Android-Savvy CNO Developer | $140K - $170K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Stopped meeting the published-salary criteria
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-17
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Maryland Pay Range
USD 140,000 – 170,000 · interval unstated · pay_input_range · Maryland Pay Range · gh plain label (rule B)
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.