Principal Cyber Systems Engineer Lead
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
Chantilly, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$125k - $188k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, implementation, and security compliance of secure systems in an Agile engineering environment.
- Communicate ground security requirements to space vehicle vendors and support integration of space vehicle hardware into operational ground accreditation.
- Develop, prioritize, and provide oversight for software security requirements, including triage of Fortify static code analysis findings.
- Advise software teams on secure coding, containerized and orchestrated environments, CI/CD pipelines, and security-focused engineering decisions.
- Conduct code reviews, vulnerability assessments, application security testing, and broader system and software architecture security assessments.
- 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 accreditation, security assessments, standard operating procedures, patching, flaw remediation, antivirus updates, and continuous monitoring.
- Ensure systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of according to security authorization packages and applicable policies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of relevant experience, master’s degree in STEM with 3 years, or PhD in STEM with 1 year.
- Active Top Secret security clearance at application, SCI eligibility, and U.S. citizenship are required.
- CISSP, CSSLP, CASP, CISM, or equivalent certification is required.
- Knowledge of NIST 800-37, NIST 800-53, OWASP Top 10, security controls, and systems engineering requirements analysis and decomposition is required.
- Experience with cloud security and best practices, software development lifecycle processes, systems engineering reviews, and system/software accreditation milestones is required.
- Technical leadership or mentorship experience is required.
- Preferred qualifications include a degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Systems Management; 2 or more years in the defense space industry; EVM experience or certification; application security, software development, or DevOps experience; C/C++, Python, or Java experience; and familiarity with zero-trust security principles.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- The role is based in Sterling and/or Chantilly, Virginia, requires 10% travel, and requires Top Secret clearance at start.
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).