Principal Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Salary: $113,900–$170,900 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 64 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 joins the Xetron team within the Mission Systems sector to develop solutions addressing national security threats. This role involves performing vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and kernel development for network and communication systems. The engineer will work on kernel mode programming for Windows and Linux, as well as developing lower-level networking protocols like TCP/IP and UDP. Key technical requirements include proficiency in C/C++, Assembly, and scripting languages, alongside experience with debugging tools such as Wireshark, IDAPro, and WinDBG. Candidates must demonstrate skills in software development life cycle processes, embedded programming, and vulnerability analysis. The work focuses on securing critical infrastructure and communications by identifying and mitigating security flaws across various operating systems and hardware architectures.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Develop solutions to national security threats involving kernel development and vulnerability research.
Perform kernel mode programming for Windows and Linux using C/C++ and Assembly.
Conduct reverse engineering on various architectures including x86, x64, MIPS, PPC, and ARM.
Analyze vulnerabilities in network and communication systems.
Develop lower-level networking protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP.
Use debugging and system analysis tools like Wireshark, IDAPro, and WinDBG.
Implement software throughout the full software development life cycle (SDLC).

What we're looking for

US Citizenship is required.
Active Top Secret clearance is required.
B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 5 years of programming experience.
M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 3 years of programming experience.
Ph.D. and 1 years of relevant work experience.
Demonstrated software programming experience in C/C++.
Experience with SDLC and software development including kernel mode, embedded, command and control, or network applications.
Experience with debugging or system analysis tools such as Wireshark, IDAPro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, or JTAG debuggers.
Active SCI security clearance (preferred).
Experience as Technical Lead leading teams of 2-8 engineers (preferred).
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (preferred).
Understanding of secure/insecure programming concepts, vulnerability research, and emulation (preferred).
Familiarity with Assembly Languages, OS Internals, and modern source control platforms (preferred).

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