Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Salary: $91,800–$137,600 / yr
Posted: 18 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99 roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $149k

This role $115k

$80k most similar roles pay here $199k

This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $120,074–$177,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $115k versus about $149k for comparable roles.

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About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense

Northrop Grumman currently has 367 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $114,900–$176,300 across 353 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Cyber Software Engineer

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As a Cyber Software Engineer within the Mission Systems sector, you will develop solutions to national security threats by performing kernel development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research on network and communication systems. You will work with various operating systems including Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS to address complex technical challenges in the defense and intelligence space. The role requires proficiency in C/C++, Assembly languages such as x86, x64, MIPS, PPC, or ARM, and scripting languages. You will utilize tools like Wireshark, IDAPro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, and JTAG debuggers to conduct system analysis. Additionally, you will engage with network protocols like TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and SSL while utilizing modern software development environments, configuration management tools, and CI/CD workflows to build robust infrastructure for critical mission-oriented products.

Skills

C/C++ Assembly Reverse Engineering Kernel Development Vulnerability Research TCP/IP Wireshark IDA Pro Ghidra WinDBG QEMU Renode Git CI/CD Jenkins Agile SDLC Linux Windows

What you'll do

Develop software solutions to address national security threats for military and intelligence customers.
Perform kernel mode programming in C/C++ and Assembly for Windows and Linux environments.
Conduct reverse engineering on various architectures including x86, x64, MIPS, PPC, and ARM.
Execute vulnerability research and analysis on network and communication systems.
Develop and implement network programming using protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and SSL.
Utilize system analysis tools like Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDebug, and WinDBG for debugging.
Identify and analyze secure and insecure programming concepts like heap overflows and format string vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

U.S. Citizenship is required.
An active Secret clearance is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
A B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 2 years of programming experience, or an M.S. degree with no experience.
Demonstrated software programming experience in C/C++.
Experience with debugging and system analysis tools such as Wireshark, IDAPro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, or JTAG debuggers.
Active TS/SCI security clearance (preferred).
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (preferred).