Staff CNO Cyber Protection Reverse Engineer (TG)

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals.

We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. By joining our shared mission, you'll support your goal of expanding your personal network and developing skills. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

About the role

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff CNO Cyber Protection Reverse Engineer. Places of performance for this position are Annapolis Junction, MD; San Antonio, TX; Aurora, CO; and Carey, NC.

Clearance required for start: Yes (Active and current TS/SCI with Polygraph). Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Perform reverse engineering of hardware components, software applications, and operating systems to determine functionality, code structure, and circuit design for use in the design and development of CNO tools and techniques.
• Document and deliver reports, proof-of-concept code, prototypes, and hands-on demonstrations.
• Author and participate in technical presentations on assigned projects.
• Lead reverse engineering efforts for hardware, software, and operating systems.
• Program in Assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.
• Administer and use hardware and software reverse engineering tools.
• Program using CNO tools and techniques.
• Use software version control tools (e.g., Subversion and CVS).
• Create and brief technical presentations.
• Provide written reports, proof-of-concept code, prototypes, and hands-on demonstrations of reverse engineering results.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with 16 years of experience, or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Network Engineering with 12 years of experience, or Master’s degree with 10 years of experience.
• Active and current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• At least 7 years of experience in hardware and software reverse engineering.
• Experience with computer forensics.
• Experience with in-depth kernel-level programming.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Experience with CNO Development Concepts.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)

Pay

Primary level salary range: $169,000.00 - $265,600.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; actual offers consider the scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.