Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Salary: $142,200–$213,200 / yr
Posted: 44 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99 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 · Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer

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As a Sr. Principal 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 core technologies including C/C++, Assembly, and scripting languages while utilizing tools such as Wireshark, IDAPro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, Ghidra, and JTAG debuggers. The role involves developing lower-level networking protocols like TCP/IP and UDP, performing vulnerability analysis on various operating systems, and implementing shell code. You will navigate complex technical environments involving embedded programming, command and control applications, and OS internals. Your work focuses on the critical domain of cyber defense for military and intelligence customers, addressing sophisticated security challenges through advanced software engineering practices within a structured software development life cycle.

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 CI/CD Agile SDLC

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 lower-level networking protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, and SSL.
Utilize system analysis tools like Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDebug, and WinDBG for debugging.
Implement shell code and analyze return-oriented programming (ROP) concepts.
Manage software development life cycle (SDLC) tasks using modern source control and CI/CD workflows.

What we're looking for

U.S. Citizenship is required.
An active Top Secret security clearance is required.
A B.S. degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 8 years of programming experience, an M.S. with 6 years, or a Ph.D. with 4 years is required.
Demonstrated software programming experience in C/C++ is required.
Experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is required.
Experience in specialized areas such as kernel mode, embedded systems, command and control, or network applications is required.
Experience developing lower-level networking protocols like TCP/IP and UDP is required.
Proficiency with debugging or system analysis tools such as Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, or JTAG debuggers is required.

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