SW Engineer Principal

SW Engineer Principal

Job ID: 2618938

Location: North Charleston, SC, United States

Date Posted: Nov 10, 2026

Category: Software

Subcategory: SW Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: On-Site

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Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a SW Engineer Principal to join our team. The DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF) SW Engineer Principal (DCWF 341) is a specialized technical role within the Cyberspace Effects workforce element. Personnel in this role write, reverse-engineer, and test low-level code, binaries, and scripts used for force projection or external defense operations. At the Intermediate to Advanced levels, developers transition away from heavily supervised tasks to autonomously engineering complex software tools, identifying zero-day hardware/software flaws, and leading code analysis pipelines. This position is located in North Charleston, SC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Capability Engineering: Design, develop, and test custom software utilities and scripts to satisfy operational cyber requirements.
• Low-Level Development: Write and maintain scalable, robust code utilizing C, C++, Python, and Assembly language.
• Reverse Engineering & Vulnerability Analysis: Analyze software binaries and malware to dissect functions, isolate anomalies, and identify exploitable hardware/software flaws.
• Operational Testing: Conduct rigorous software containment, isolation, and testing utilizing sandboxes and virtualization environments.
• Technical Guidance: Provide technical peer reviews of code repositories and mentor junior developers working under the Joint Basic CCD framework.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree and nine (9) years work experience; Masters and seven (7) years of work experience; four (4) years additional work experience in lieu of degree.
• Proficient with reverse-engineering suites and debugging utilities (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra, OllyDbg, GDB).
• Deep understanding of computer networking protocols, network security methodologies, and application-layer security vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with secure coding standards and mitigation strategies against memory corruption vulnerabilities.

Clearance Requirements:

• An active TS/SCI clearance is required to start.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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