Cyber Systems Engineer – Security Architecture & RMF Lead

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 101,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking engineers to develop and manage cyber and security requirements across design, implementation, and test. The role includes defining secure architectures aligned with RMF and DoD guidance, performing risk assessments, threat modeling, and coordinating vulnerability analyses with cross-functional teams.

The position requires active US Government Secret or higher clearance and on-site support for classified work, with potential travel for reviews and integration events.

Qualifications

• Level 2: Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military/professional experience, OR a Master\'s Degree in a STEM field with some relevant experience.
• Level 3: Bachelors in STEM with at least 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master\'s with at least 3 years, OR a PhD with at least 1 year of relevant experience.
• Engineer at Either Level: Must have experience with government/industry security frameworks (e.g., NIST, RMF, DoD STIGs).
• Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (background investigation within 6 years or Continuous Evaluation).

Responsibilities

• Develop, decompose, and manage cyber and security requirements with traceability through design, implementation, and test.
• Define and maintain system and subsystem security architectures per RMF, NIST, and DoD guidance.
• Conduct security risk assessments, threat modeling, and vulnerability analyses; track mitigations.

Skills

Cybersecurity

RMF/NIST

Threat modeling

Security testing

Documentation

Communication

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

RMF tooling

Security testing tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking engineers to develop and manage cyber and security requirements across design, implementation, and test. The role includes defining secure architectures aligned with RMF and DoD guidance, performing risk assessments, threat modeling, and coordinating vulnerability analyses with cross-functional teams.

The position requires active US Government Secret or higher clearance and on-site support for classified work, with potential travel for reviews and integration events.