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2027 - Associate Cyber Software Engineer - San Antonio TX

Northrop Grumman

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Compensation
$76–114K/yr
Location
San Antonio, TX
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, required

Job overview

Northrop Grumman seeks an Associate Cyber Software Engineer or Cyber Software Engineer in Vulnerability Research - Reverse Engineering for Mission Systems in San Antonio, Texas. The role involves developing and testing low-level software and systems, conducting multidisciplinary research, analyzing user needs and system capabilities, and ensuring software standards are met. Candidates must meet degree, STEM, GPA, clearance, and experience qualifications; several additional tools and domain areas are preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Agile Software Development, requiredTeam Collaboration, requiredProblem Solving, requiredTroubleshooting, requiredSoftware Development Lifecycle, requiredReverse Engineering, requiredVulnerability Analysis, requiredSoftware Programming, requiredC/C++, requiredJava, requiredPython, requiredDisassemblers, requiredDocker, nice to haveKubernetes, nice to haveLinux, nice to haveWindows, nice to haveDevOps, nice to haveJenkins, nice to haveGitHub, nice to haveAtlassian Jira, nice to haveScripting Languages, nice to haveBash, nice to haveBatch, nice to haveJSON, nice to haveSystem Architecture, nice to haveNetwork Architecture, nice to haveSIGINT Operations, nice to haveSecure Programming, nice to haveInsecure Programming Concepts, nice to have

Qualifications

Secret Clearance Eligibility, requiredU.S. Citizenship, requiredUndergraduate or Graduate Degree, requiredSTEM Degree, requiredGPA 3.0+, requiredPrior Northrop Grumman Internship, requiredTop Secret/SCI-SAP Clearance, nice to haveComputer Science Major, nice to have

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. 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 that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman is seeking Associate Cyber Software Engineer or Cyber Software Engineer: Vulnerability Research - Reverse Engineering to join Mission Systems. This position will be located in San Antonio TX

Roles and Responsibilities

As an Associate Cyber Software Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

  • Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs low level software and systems that contain logical solutions.

  • Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.

  • Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.

  • Ensures software standards are met.

Basic Qualifications for Converting Associate Cyber Software Engineer

Final clearance required to start.

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

  • Must possess an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university. Must be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from an accredited institution

  • Having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree

  • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)

  • Experience developing software on Agile teams.

  • Strong ability to collaborate and excel on a team.

  • Creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

  • Ability to visualize and implement innovative solutions to problems.

  • Knowledge of software development life cycle.

  • Having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree

  • Prior Northrop Grumman Internship

  • Experience in reverse engineering or vulnerability analysis.

  • Demonstrated software programming experience in C/C++. Java and/or Python

  • Familiarity with disassemblers such as IDA Pro, BinaryNinja, or others.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

  • Experience working in Linux and Windows environments.

  • Active DoD Top Secret / SCI -SAP security clearance

  • Experience with Development Operations (DevOps)

  • Experience with Jenkins and GitHub

  • Experience with Atlassian Jira

  • Experience Scripting languages (bash, bat etc.).

  • Experience with JSON

  • Knowledge of system and network architecture

  • Knowledge of SIGINT operations

  • Having majored in a Computer Science

  • Understanding of secure / insecure programming concepts (format string vulnerabilities, heap overflows, etc.).

MSSATX

Salary Range Level 1: $76,200 - $114,400

campusjobs

Primary Level Salary Range: $76,200.00 - $114,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Information Technology

How this job compares

Set against the 39,925 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$76–114K/yr
  • Texas median$120–200K/yr1,445 salary ranges
  • US median$133–216K/yr32,012 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $95K, is 40% below the Texas median midpoint ($158K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,326 open Software Engineer jobs in Texas and 39,925 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (32,903 postings).
Education
12,493 of the 39,925 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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