Cyber Engineer

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refueling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

GroupOverview

Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C)is responsible fordeveloping flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industrys leading signals intelligence electronic warfare and cyber in signal classification direction finding advanced geolocation techniques and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD develops special purpose radios for government customers andlicensesDF and geolocation solutions to multiple OEMs.

Position Summary

In this role you will design and deliver software for distributed edge-based systems that process network and wireless data in real time. You will work across edge devices and backend services to build reliable scalable capabilities that operate in dynamic environments.

You will be successful if you can take ownership of technical problems develop practical solutions with minimal direction and deliver production-quality code that performs under real-world constraints.

What Youll Do

• Design and implement software for real-time data ingestion processing and control
• Build modular services across edge and backend environments
• Develop APIs and data pipelines to support analysis and automation
• Integrate with network stacks wireless tooling and external data sources
• Implement automation frameworks including rule-based workflows and triggers
• Deploy and optimize software on Linux-based systems under constrained resources
• Troubleshoot system-level networking and performance issues
• Prototype and iterate capabilities based on evolving requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate software with hardware and field systems

What You Bring

• Proficiency in Rust Python and Bash
• Experience in red teaming penetration testing or security-focused engineering
• Experience building backend systems or distributed software
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP sockets packet-level behavior)
• Proficiency in Linux environments (services processes debugging)
• Ability to work independently and deliver from loosely defined requirements
• 1 to 3 years in this field or equivalent education.

AdditionalEligibilityQualifications

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Dental and vision coverage
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Generous PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
• AD&D Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Role may require adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
• This position requires eligibility to obtain a Top Secret / TS/SCI clearance. Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements. Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Algorithmics LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

PositionTypeandExpectedHoursofWork

This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs.

Work Environment

This job operates in an office and field environment. Some assignments may require work in austere forward-deployed or operationally dynamic settings.

Travel

Up to 10% travel CONUS and OCONUS