Principal Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MDSan Antonio, TXAurora, COCarey, NC
Salary: $119,600–$187,900 / yr
Posted: 106 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 97 roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Principal Cyber Software Engineer

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As a Principal Cyber Software Engineer within the Mission Systems team, you will provide custom software design and development for CNO tools and techniques. Your daily responsibilities include designing and developing end-to-end data flow and tasking into CNO tools while authoring technical documentation and participating in design, code, and software readiness reviews following government procedures. You will work with a variety of technologies including Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, and Python to develop Windows applications via Visual Studio or .NET environments, UNIX applications using make files, or embedded and mobile platforms using proprietary, GOTS, or open-source build environments. The role focuses on solving technical challenges within the domain of cyber software for secure, integrated, and multi-domain systems. You will also perform troubleshooting, debugging, and reverse engineering to meet specific user requirements.

Skills

Python C++ C Java Assembly Perl .NET Visual Studio UNIX Windows Unit Testing Reverse Engineering Debugging make files

What you'll do

Design and develop custom software for CNO tools and techniques.
Develop end-to-end data flow and tasking into CNO tools.
Author technical documentation according to government software development procedures.
Participate in design, code, and software readiness reviews.
Program using languages such as Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
Develop applications for Windows, UNIX, or embedded and mobile platforms.
Troubleshoot and debug complex systems.
Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering with 4 years of experience.
Master's degree with 2 years of experience.
PhD with no years of experience required.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with a Polygraph.
Experience in Python or C/C++ programming.
Experience troubleshooting and debugging systems.
Ability to develop applications for Windows, UNIX, or embedded platforms.
U.S. Citizenship is required.