Staff Cyber Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman•Cincinnati, OH
•$177,000 - $265,600•Onsite
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Senior level Vulnerability Research Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals at our Cincinnati, Ohio location. The NGMS Cincinnati team solves complex problems developing cyber hardware and software solutions with learning opportunities in Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO).
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 12 years of programming experience OR M.S. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 10 years of programming experience OR Ph.D. and 7 years of of programming experience.
- Experience with a disassembler for vulnerability research (IDA Pro, Ghidra, BinaryNinja, radare2, etc.).
- Experience programming in C or C++.
- Experience with fuzzing research techniques (AFL++, taint analysis, PIN, Dynamic Memory Instrumentation, etc.).
- US Citizenship is required
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance to start.
Nice To Haves
- Active Top-Secret clearance.
- Experience finding and developing exploits
- Experience with one or more assembly languages (x86, x64, ARM, MIPS, etc.).
- Development of disassembler extensions for tools such as IDA pro or Ghidra.
- Low level debug tools such as gdb, WinDbg, or OllyDbg.
- Experience with vulnerability research on one or more operating systems (Android, IOS, Windows, Linux, etc.).
- Experience with emulation (Renode, QEMU, etc.)
- Reverse engineering hardware and software such as embedded systems (IoT), mobile devices/phones.
- Development of software to run in user mode or kernel mode.
- Apply creativity and vision for the future that require integration of related disciplines.
- Certified Reverse Engineering Analyst (CREA).
Responsibilities
- Research vulnerabilities and perform reverse engineering on embedded systems.
- Plan and Conduct vulnerability analysis on user and kernel mode drivers and interfaces.
- Develop, design, and implement proof of concepts on based research findings and documents.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- 401k matching
- personal growth opportunities
- flexible work arrangement
- option of a 9/80 or 4/10 work schedule
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
