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: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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

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TL;DR · Staff Cyber Software Engineer

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Staff Cyber Software Engineer (TG) joins the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems team as a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer to provide custom software design and development for specialized tools and techniques. The role involves designing end-to-end data flow, tasking into developed tools, and authoring documentation while participating in design, code, and software readiness reviews following government procedures. Candidates will work with Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python to develop Windows applications via Visual Studio or .NET environments, UNIX applications using make files, or embedded and mobile platform development using proprietary, GOTS, or open-source build environments. The position focuses on the technical challenge of creating software-secure technology for multi-domain systems within a rapidly changing global security environment. Key competencies include troubleshooting, debugging systems, reverse engineering, and analyzing user requirements to derive performance specifications.

Skills

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

What you'll do

Design and develop custom software for specialized tools and techniques.
Develop end-to-end data flow and tasking into newly developed tools.
Program using languages including Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
Develop Windows applications using Visual Studio or .NET environments.
Develop UNIX applications using make files or comparable build environments.
Develop software for embedded or mobile platforms using proprietary, GOTS, or open-source tools.
Author technical documentation and participate in design, code, and software readiness reviews.
Troubleshoot and debug complex systems to ensure operational functionality.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering with 12 years of experience.
Master's degree with 10 years of experience.
PhD with 8 years of experience.
Current/active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Experience in Python or C/C++ programming.
Experience with troubleshooting and debugging systems.
Experience analyzing user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements (preferred).
Software analysis, reverse engineering, CNO development concepts, and unit testing frameworks (preferred).

Cyber Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Cincinnati, OH 58 days ago $91,800–$137,600

C/C++ Assembly Reverse Engineering Kernel Development Vulnerability Research TCP/IP Wireshark IDA Pro WinDBG Ghidra QEMU Renode Git GitHub GitLab Jenkins CI/CD Agile SDLC

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