Senior Principal Cyber Reverse Engineer (TS/SCI, Poly)

Northrop Grumman; Maryland; On-site; USD 169,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer to join our Mission Systems team across multiple locations (Annapolis Junction MD, San Antonio TX, Aurora CO, Carey NC).

You will lead reverse engineering efforts on hardware and software to develop secure CNO tools and techniques, with opportunities to present findings and mentor teammates. The role requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph, strong programming skills, and extensive experience in kernel-level development and forensics.

Qualifications

• High school diploma + extensive reverse engineering experience or a relevant degree with multiple years in related domains.
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• 7+ years in hardware and software reverse engineering
• Experience with computer forensics
• Experience with in-depth kernel-level programming

Responsibilities

• Perform reverse engineering of hardware, software, and OS to determine functionality and design.
• Author and present technical reports, proofs-of-concept, prototypes, and demos.
• Lead reverse engineering efforts for CNO tools and techniques; document findings.

Skills

Reverse engineering

Programming in C/C++/Java

Kernel-level programming

Forensics

Technical presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Network Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Subversion

CVS

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer to join our Mission Systems team across multiple locations (Annapolis Junction MD, San Antonio TX, Aurora CO, Carey NC).

You will lead reverse engineering efforts on hardware and software to develop secure CNO tools and techniques, with opportunities to present findings and mentor teammates. The role requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph, strong programming skills, and extensive experience in kernel-level development and forensics.