Principal Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
Chantilly, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$125k - $188k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, and maintain secure systems while ensuring compliance with program security requirements.
- Develop and decompose software security requirements, technical architectures, system designs, and organizational technical oversight.
- Communicate ground security requirements to space vehicle vendors and support integration into operational ground accreditation.
- Triage Static Code Analysis findings and help prioritize security technical debt in the software development lifecycle backlog.
- Advise software teams on secure coding, containerized and orchestrated environments, CI/CD pipelines, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Conduct code reviews, vulnerability assessments, application security testing, and security assessments of mission software applications.
- Develop and implement security tools and automation for static and dynamic code analysis, dependency scanning, compliance and vulnerability scanning, auditing, and event monitoring.
- Develop RMF artifacts including System Security Plans, Risk Assessment Reports, Security Controls Traceability Matrices, and Plans of Action and Milestones.
- Support Authority to Operate processes, system security assessments, patch installation, flaw remediation, antivirus updates, and continuous monitoring.
- Document standard operating procedures and ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of according to authorization package requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 3 years, or a PhD with 1 year.
- Active Top Secret security clearance at application, SCI eligibility, and U.S. citizenship.
- CISSP, CSSLP, CASP, CISM, or equivalent certification.
- Understanding of NIST 800-37, NIST 800-53, OWASP Top 10, security controls, and systems engineering requirements analysis and decomposition.
- Experience with cloud security and best practices, software development lifecycle processes, systems engineering reviews, and system/software accreditation milestones.
- Preferred: bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or information systems management.
- Preferred: 2 or more years in the defense space industry and experience or certification in Earned Value Management.
- Preferred: experience in application security, software development, DevOps, or a related field.
- Preferred: experience with embedded C/C++, Python scripting, Java, object-oriented programming, and previous development.
- Preferred: familiarity with zero-trust security principles and implementation approaches.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off are provided.
- The role is located in Sterling and/or Chantilly, Virginia, requires 10% travel, and requires an active Top Secret clearance at start.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).