Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer - TS/SCI with Poly

Northrop Grumman Corp.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer (Level 2 CNO Analyst/Programmer) to design and develop specialized tools and data flows for secure systems. The role requires working across diverse environments, including Windows and UNIX, with multiple performance platforms.

The candidate will contribute to end-to-end software development, documentation, and reviews, employing C/C++, Python, Java, and other languages while aligning with government procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering.
• 8 years of experience with Bachelor's, 6 with Master's (or PhD with 0 years).
• Current/active TS/SCI w/Polygraph (through the MD Customer).
• Experience in Python or C/C++ programming.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop custom software tools and end-to-end data flows.
• Contribute to design, code, and software readiness reviews per government procedures.
• Program in Assembly, C/C++, Java, Perl, or Python and develop Windows/UNIX applications.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation and participate in code reviews.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Java

Perl

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/EE

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Visual Studio

Makefiles

GOTS/Open-source builds

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer (Level 2 CNO Analyst/Programmer) to design and develop specialized tools and data flows for secure systems. The role requires working across diverse environments, including Windows and UNIX, with multiple performance platforms.

The candidate will contribute to end-to-end software development, documentation, and reviews, employing C/C++, Python, Java, and other languages while aligning with government procedures.