Cleared Cyber Software Engineer - Kernel & Security

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman–San Antonio is seeking cleared mid-level Software Engineers with a background in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines. You will develop solutions for national security threats, potentially involving kernel development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research across Windows/Linux environments.

Responsibilities include kernel mode programming, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and network programming.

Qualifications

• B.S. in CS/CE or related field with 2 years programming experience, or M.S. in CS/CE with 0 experience.
• US Citizenship is required
• Active Secret clearance is required
• Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance
• Demonstrated C/C++ programming experience with debugging tools such as Wireshark, IDA Pro, OllyDbg, WinDBG

Responsibilities

• Kernel Mode (Windows, Linux) programming (C/C++, Assembly)
• Reverse Engineering (x86, x64, MIPS, PPC, ARM)
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Network Programming: TCP/IP/UDP/HTTP/SSL
• Infrastructure Engineer

Skills

C/C++ programming

Kernel/OS programming

Network Programming

Debugging tools

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

M.S. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Wireshark

IDA Pro

Ghidra

WinDBG

OllyDbg

JTAG debuggers

QEMU/Renode

Job description

Northrop Grumman–San Antonio is seeking cleared mid-level Software Engineers with a background in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines. You will develop solutions for national security threats, potentially involving kernel development, reverse engineering, and vulnerability research across Windows/Linux environments.

Responsibilities include kernel mode programming, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and network programming.