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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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The Manager Cyber Systems Engineering 2 joins the Chief Information and Digital Transformation Office to support advanced aircraft software development and lab infrastructure. This leadership role focuses on building and developing talent, driving engagement, and ensuring cyber engineering support aligns with program needs. The manager provides day-to-day direction, coaching, and performance management for a team of cyber systems engineers. Key responsibilities include overseeing technical execution, managing budgets, and ensuring adherence to NGAS engineering processes. The role requires expertise in cyber requirements development, cybersecurity architecture, RMF/ATO support, security controls implementation, threat modeling, and risk assessments. Candidates must possess skills in system administration and experience with US Government cybersecurity frameworks like NIST 800-53 or JSIG to solve complex security problems within a defense environment.
Manage budgets, training allocations, and team overhead utilization.
Support recruiting and hiring for Cyber Systems Engineering and Project Management roles.
Ensure compliance with Northrop Grumman processes, security requirements, and export regulations.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience in engineering, computer science, business, or leadership; OR Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience.
Must possess a current, in-scope U.S. Government Secret security clearance with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.
Must be able to obtain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance before a start date can be established.
U.S. Citizenship is required for this position.
Experience in cyber systems engineering and/or system administration.
Proven experience leading, developing, and inspiring high-performing teams.
Experience communicating and collaborating across functions including program management, systems, software, hardware, and test.
Active Top Secret, TS/SCI, SAP/SAR access, or Polygraph experience (preferred).
System Security Engineering
Risk Management Framework (RMF)
NIST
CNSSI
DoD
Cybersecurity Architecture
Model Based Systems Engineering
Cameo
Agile
Cloud Computing
Embedded Systems
CompTIA Security+
CISSP
Attack Path Modeling
Anti-Tamper (AT)