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Northrop Grumman · 2 weeks ago

Principal Cyber Software Engineer - R10217271

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$114K/yr - $171K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Principal Cyber Software Engineer to join their team. The role involves conducting cybersecurity software engineering activities, including assessing system security requirements and performing cyber testing and validation.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform cyber testing, verification, and validation

Validate system security requirements definition and analysis, establish system security designs, implement security designs in hardware, software, data, and procedures

Develop software test scripts to support cyber test activities

Participate in team reviews of technical requirements, designs and implementation plans prior to deployment of systems, digital communications systems, network protocols, computer architectures, and computer security penetration tools and techniques

Provide cyber security implementation guidance to technical design teams and develop testing use cases to meet requirements and architecture model content

Ensure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8140, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101

Ensure weapon system assessments are completed to meet all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to RMF and cyber survivability requirements

Solve complex problems across disciplines in an Agile environment

Qualification

Cybersecurity software engineeringPython programmingDoD 8570 CertificationReverse engineeringCybersecurity certificationNetworking protocolsAgile environmentSource control toolsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of related experience; or a Master's degree and 3 years of related experience. Note: 9 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree

US Citizenship is required

Active Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Security Clearance is required to be considered with the ability to obtain SCI and SAP access

Must possess a DoD 8570 Certification for IAT Level II or higher or ability to obtain the certification within six months of hire

Experience with reverse engineering

Strong Python programming language experience and experience with other programming languages

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

Preferred

Prior experience as an Offensive Cyber Operator (Red Team, CNO, CNE, or OCO) preferred (i.e. graduate of Computer Network Operations Qualification Course (CNOQC), Remote Interactive Operators Training (RIOT) and Future Operator Readiness, Growth & Enrichment Course (FORGE))

Possess a Cybersecurity certification related to Red Teaming/Penetration Testing: GPEN, GXPN or OSCP

Development of lower-level networking protocols such as IP, TCP, and UDP

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.)