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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
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The Principal Cyber Software Engineer (J) joins the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems team to support the Joint Cyber Weapons Common Services program. This role functions in a Cyber DevOps and DevSecOps capacity, where the engineer develops, secures, deploys, and sustains mission applications and supporting infrastructure. Key responsibilities include implementing and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines, integrating cybersecurity practices into development environments, and managing containerized application environments. The engineer will also perform system administration, operational support, and field support representative functions. Required technical skills include experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and Windows systems, along with knowledge of cybersecurity principles and software development. The work involves automating and scaling intelligence-driven cyber operations to ensure the secure, timely delivery of cyber payloads to authorized targets while streamlining operational workflows for offensive cyber missions.
Support development, integration, deployment, and sustainment activities across the software lifecycle.
Implement, troubleshoot, and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines for mission applications.
Integrate cybersecurity practices into development and operational environments to ensure secure configurations.
Manage and support containerized application environments using Kubernetes and Docker.
Perform system administration for Linux and Windows-based systems supporting production workloads.
Provide operational support, issue resolution, and user-facing sustainment for mission systems.
Communicate status, risks, and blockers clearly to geographically dispersed teams and stakeholders.
Participate in a rotating on-call team to provide after-hours technical support.
What we're looking for
US Citizenship is required.
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph is required.
Current Security+ certification or equivalent meeting DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II requirements is required.
A high school diploma with 12 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience; OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience is required.
Experience in cybersecurity, software development, or operational support in a technical environment is required.
Experience working in containerized environments using Kubernetes and/or Docker is required.
Experience supporting Linux and/or Windows-based systems is required.
Experience supporting technical operations, deployment, sustainment, or troubleshooting activities is required.
C/C++
Assembly
Reverse Engineering
Kernel Development
Vulnerability Research
TCP/IP
UDP
HTTP
SSL
Wireshark
IDA Pro
WinDBG
Ghidra
QEMU
Renode
Git
GitHub
GitLab
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Agile
SDLC
Embedded Programming
x86
x64
MIPS
PPC
ARM
Linux
Windows
Android
iOS