Staff CNO Cyber Protection Reverse Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type
On-site
Location
Annapolis Junction, MDSan Antonio, TXAurora, COCarey, NC
Salary
$169,000–$265,600 / yr
Posted
40 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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This role $217k
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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 · Staff CNO Cyber Protection Reverse Engineer

As a Staff CNO Cyber Protection Reverse Engineer within the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems team, you will perform reverse engineering of hardware components, software applications, and operating systems to determine functionality, code structure, and circuit design. Your daily work involves developing CNO tools and techniques while producing technical reports, proof-of-concept code, prototypes, and hands-on demonstrations. You will also author and deliver technical presentations on assigned projects. To succeed, you must be proficient in programming languages such as Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Perl, or Python, and utilize version control tools like Subversion and CVS. The role requires expertise in computer forensics and kernel-level programming to solve complex cyber protection challenges. You will apply these skills to support the development of secure, integrated systems within a high-security technical environment.

What you'll do

  • Perform reverse engineering of hardware components, software applications, and operating systems to determine functionality and circuit design.
  • Develop CNO tools and techniques based on findings from reverse engineering activities.
  • Write code in languages such as Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
  • Administer and utilize specialized hardware and software reverse engineering tools.
  • Manage source code using version control systems like Subversion and CVS.
  • Produce technical reports, proof-of-concept code, prototypes, and hands-on demonstrations of results.
  • Create and deliver technical presentations regarding assigned projects to stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess an active and current TS/SCI clearance with a Polygraph.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
  • A High School Diploma with 16 years of experience is required.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Network Engineering with 12 years of experience is required.
  • A Master's degree with 10 years of experience is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience in hardware and software reverse engineering is required.
  • Experience in computer forensics and in-depth kernel-level programming is required.
  • Proficiency in programming languages including Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Perl, or Python is required.

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