Cyber Software Engineer (early career 2-5 years) Cincinnati, OH
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Requisition ID: R10119655

  • Category : Information Technology

  • Location : Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

  • Citizenship required : United States Citizenship

  • Clearance Type : Top Secret

  • Telecommute : No- Teleworking not available for this position

  • Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America)

  • Travel Required : Yes, 10% of the Time

  • Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Join Northrop Grumman - Cincinnati (aka Xetron), part of Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Our Northrop Grumman Cincinnati, Ohio small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both. This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art. You and your team will wrestle with the next big problems in an atmosphere of collaboration and cooperation, sharing your expertise while learning from the expert next to you. Remember when you were excited about getting to work because the challenge of the problem, the importance of the solution and the fun you had with your team? It's that kind of place! But don't take my word for it. See for yourself! See why we receive comments on our YouTube Videos like "This company is insanely advanced" and "Wow. This is mind blowing." See some of our recent Awards and Recognition and read about some of the reasons to live in Cincinnati .

We are seeking cleared or clearable Cyber Software Engineers who are self-motivated and energetic with a background in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

Essential Functions:

This position involves developing solutions to national security threats with products that may involve kernel development, reverse engineering or vulnerability research of network and communication systems. The position requires solid software development skills including a familiarity with scripting languages. Knowledge of computer networking, modern software development environments, embedded programming, and software configuration management tools is a plus.

This technical discipline includes:

  • Kernel Mode (Windows, Linux) programming (C/C++, Assembly)

  • Reverse Engineering (x86, x64, MIPS, PPC, or ARM)

  • Vulnerability Analysis • Communications Engineer:

  • Network Programming (C/C++)

  • Network protocols TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, SSL, etc.

This position can be filled at the Engineer or Principal Engineer Level.

Basic Qualifications for Software Engineer Level :

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 2 years of programming experience OR M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 0 years of experience. NOTE: 4 years of relevant work experience can be substituted for the degree.

  • US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance to start.

  • Demonstrated software programming experience in C/C++ Experience with a debugging or system analysis tool (i.e. Wireshark, IDAPro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, JTAG debuggers)

Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer Level :

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 4 years of programming experience OR M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 2 years of programming experience OR Ph.D and 0 years of relevant work experience. NOTE: 4 years of relevant work experience can be substituted for the degree.

  • US Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance to start

  • Demonstrated software programming experience in C/C++ Experience with a debugging or system analysis tool (i.e. Wireshark, IDAPro, OllyDebug, WinDBG, JTAG debuggers)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active Top Secret security clearance

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field

  • Experience in software development to include any of the following: kernel mode, embedded, command and control, web applications, network applications.

  • Experience with SDLC (software development life cycle)

  • Familiarity with Assembly Languages (x86, x64, MIPS, PPC, or ARM )

  • Experience developing software for multiple operating system environments.

  • Experience with virtual machine technology

  • OS Internals experience

  • Development of lower level networking protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP

  • Understanding of return oriented programming (ROP) concepts and execution

  • Ability to develop and implement shell code.

  • Ability to understand secure / insecure programming concepts (format string vulnerabilities, heap overflows, etc.)

  • Familiarity with common source control tools (git, Mercurial, etc.) and automated build system workflows (Jenkins, Go, etc.)

  • Experience with the Agile methodology

This position offers the option of a 9/80 work schedule. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Salary Range: $85,000 - $111,000

Salary Range 2: $104,000 - $157,000

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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