Cyber Systems Engineer / Principal - TS/SCI Poly

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Northern Virginia seeks a Cyber Systems Engineer to join our cross-functional team. You will provide engineering support onsite for system engineers and help design, implement, and sustain mission-critical networks and infrastructures.

The role emphasizes security, STIG compliance, and collaboration across teams to deliver secure, reliable systems for national security missions.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required prior to start.
• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant experience, or 7 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and administrative onsite support for a team of system engineers.
• Develop, implement, and support systems for mission critical infrastructure.
• Analyze existing systems and networks to drive change and efficiencies.
• Support integration of new or existing network systems.
• Collaborate with engineers to deploy solutions for customer mission needs.
• Maintain, test, and apply STIG configurations for network devices.
• Respond to security findings and Break-Fix events across the infrastructure.
• Create and maintain system documentation including SOPs and Visio diagrams.

Skills

Cybersecurity

System engineering

TS/SCI with Polygraph

LAN/WAN design

Linux administration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Master's/PhD preferred

Tools

Visio

STIG configurations

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Northern Virginia seeks a Cyber Systems Engineer to join our cross-functional team. You will provide engineering support onsite for system engineers and help design, implement, and sustain mission-critical networks and infrastructures.

The role emphasizes security, STIG compliance, and collaboration across teams to deliver secure, reliable systems for national security missions.