Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer - TS/SCI/Poly

Northrop Grumman; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 149,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer (Level 2 CNO Analyst/Programmer) to design and implement secure software across high-assurance environments. Places of performance include Annapolis Junction MD, San Antonio TX, Aurora CO, and Carey NC.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data workflows, code reviews, and cross-domain collaboration. You'll work with languages like Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python, in Windows, UNIX, or embedded contexts, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, Masters with 6 years, PhD with 0 year experience.
• Current/active TS/SCI w/Polygraph (through the MD Customer).
• Experience in Python or C/C++ programming.
• Experience with troubleshooting and debugging systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop specialized software tools and end-to-end data flow.
• Program in Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python; develop Windows/UNIX apps.
• Document, participate in design and software readiness reviews per gov't procedures.

Skills

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Python

C/C++ programming

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering

Master's degree in related field

PhD (optional)

Tools

Visual Studio/.NET

UNIX makefiles / build systems

GOTS / open-source build environments

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer (Level 2 CNO Analyst/Programmer) to design and implement secure software across high-assurance environments. Places of performance include Annapolis Junction MD, San Antonio TX, Aurora CO, and Carey NC.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data workflows, code reviews, and cross-domain collaboration. You'll work with languages like Assembly, C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python, in Windows, UNIX, or embedded contexts, while ensuring