Staff Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type
On-site
Location
Annapolis Junction, MDSan Antonio, TXAurora, COCarey, NC
Salary
$185,900–$292,100 / yr
Posted
25 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

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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.

Listed pay typically runs $114,900–$176,300 across 353 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Cyber Software Engineer

Staff Cyber Software Engineer (TG) joins the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems team to provide custom software design and development for CNO tools and techniques. The role involves designing and developing end-to-end data flow and tasking, authoring technical documentation, and participating in design, code, and software readiness reviews following government procedures. Candidates will lead the development of new CNO solutions to meet customer demands. Required skills include programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python, along with experience in network sockets programming and packet-level understanding of IP, TCP, and application-level protocols. The role requires proficiency in Windows applications using Visual Studio or .NET environments, or Unix/Linux applications using make files. This position addresses the technical challenge of developing secure, integrated, multi-domain systems within a rapidly changing global security environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and develop custom software for CNO tools and techniques.
  • Develop end-to-end data flow and tasking for CNO tools.
  • Program in languages including Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
  • Build Windows applications using Visual Studio/ .NET or UNIX applications using make files.
  • Author technical documentation and participate in design, code, and software readiness reviews.
  • Lead the development of new CNO solutions to meet customer demands.
  • Deliver technical presentations on assigned projects.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering with 12 years of experience.
  • A Master's degree with 10 years of experience or a PhD with 8 years of experience is acceptable.
  • An additional 4 years of experience can be accepted in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
  • Must possess an active and current TS/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Experience programming in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
  • Experience in Windows applications using Visual Studio/.NET or Unix/Linux applications using make files is required.
  • Experience with network sockets programming and expert understanding of IP, TCP, and application-level protocols is required.
  • Experience with software analysis, reverse engineering, or unit testing frameworks (preferred).

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