Cyber Software Engineer (TG) at Northrop Grumman
Raleigh, NC
$96,300–$151,400from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A pipeline/talent-pool posting for a Cyber Software Engineer role focused on designing and building computer network operations (CNO) tools, including end-to-end data flows and tasking systems. Work spans multiple languages and platforms — Windows, UNIX, and embedded or mobile environments. The role suits early-career engineers with a background in Python or C/C++ who already hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Mid level · 2+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $141,954 (middle half $107,994–$205,328). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This posting explicitly states it does not represent a current opening — it is a pipeline/talent-pool requisition for future positions at Northrop Grumman.
Three places of performance are listed: Annapolis Junction, MD; Aurora, CO; and Carey, NC. The CBSA is set to Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (Annapolis Junction) as the primary/most prominent location, but candidates may be placed at any of the three sites.
The clearance requirement is TS/SCI with Polygraph — the posting also states the candidate must be willing and able to obtain an additional polygraph.
Python and C/C++ are listed together as an 'or' requirement under Basic Qualifications; both are captured as required with each other as alternatives.
Assembly, Java, Perl, Visual Studio, and .NET appear in the narrative 'What You'll Get to Do' section describing work activities, not in the formal qualifications block — treated as preferred/context.
Reverse engineering and unit testing appear under Preferred Qualifications.
CNO (Computer Network Operations) development is a key domain context for this role, bridging software development and offensive/defensive cyber — the alt SOC 15-1212 reflects this ambiguity.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): reverse engineering.
Requires a TS/SCI clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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