Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MDRoySan Antonio, TXRedondo Beach, CAHuntsville, ALSan Diego, CAColorado Springs, CO
Salary: $194,700–$292,100 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $243k

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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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TL;DR · Staff Cyber Systems Engineer

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Join our dynamic team as a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer supporting the Sentinel program across multiple locations including Annapolis Junction, MD. In this role, you will lead engineering review boards, develop RMF assessment and authorization documentation, and manage the processing of Statements of Work (SOW), requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification & validation, field test, and more. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in Systems Engineering or related fields with extensive experience in cybersecurity, including familiarity with tools like DOORS and CAMEO, and security-related DevSecOps pipelines such as SonarQube and Fortify. The role requires an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret/SAP access, along with current IASAE Level II certification (CISSP) and readiness to achieve Level III within six months.

Skills

CI/CD DoD 8570 RMF SonarQube Fortify NIST SP 800-160 DOORS CAMEO AWS Kubernetes Python PostgreSQL

What you'll do

Support program engineering review boards.
Develop RMF assessment and authorization documentation.
Process Statements of Work (SOW) and related technical documents.
Obtain IASAE Level III certification within 6 months.
Maintain active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret/SAP.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree with 12 years or equivalent experience in systems engineering or related fields.
Direct experience developing RMF assessment and authorization documentation.
Current DoD 8570 IASAE Level II (CISSP) certification, with ability to obtain Level III within 6 months.
Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with SAP access.
Experience in processing Statements of Work, requirements, architecture, and design.

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