Cyber Systems Security Engineering Prin - E6

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Two Johns Estates (MD); On-site; USD 205,000 - 381,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in the United States seeks a Cyber Systems Security Engineer Principal to serve as the senior cybersecurity technical authority for a multi-partner program. You will define secure architectures, govern engineering practices, and drive accreditation strategies across the lifecycle.

You will translate policy and contractual requirements into robust security designs, lead threat modeling and risk assessments, and mentor teams across international stakeholders to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or related field with extensive cybersecurity experience.
• Experience as a senior cybersecurity engineer/architect for complex programs.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, governance, and risk management.
• Experience applying NIST RMF and SP 800-series controls.
• Experience designing and governing SOCs, SIEM, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Serve as principal cybersecurity engineering advisor and technical authority.
• Develop and maintain program cybersecurity strategy and reference architectures.
• Translate policy and contractual requirements into secure architectures and procedures.
• Lead secure architecture across multiple platforms and capabilities.
• Apply systems security engineering throughout lifecycle phases.
• Lead risk-management and accreditation approaches aligned with UAE/NIST/ISO standards.
• Lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security analysis across environments.
• Define secure integration patterns for IAM, encryption, logging, and data residency.
• Advise on SOC design, SIEM/SOAR, and operational resilience for government/defense use cases.
• Lead meetings, reviews, and executive briefings.
• Evaluate partner designs for security and interoperability.
• Develop technical roadmaps and mentorship programs.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Architecture governance

NIST RMF

Security operations

Regulatory frameworks

Executive communication

Cross-cultural collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity

Advanced degree

Professional certifications: CISSP/CCISO/CEH

Top Secret clearance

Tools

SIEM/SOAR

Cloud security tools

NIST CSF tooling

OT/ICS security tools

Job description

Standard Job Description

The Cyber Systems Security Engineer Principal will serve as the senior cybersecurity technical authority for the UAE Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. The role will define and govern secure architectures, engineering practices, accreditation strategies, and technical integration across a complex, multi-partner, five-year program. Working with program leadership, UAE stakeholders, and local and international delivery partners, this position will ensure the Center's platforms, services, and operating model are secure, resilient, compliant, interoperable, scalable, and ready for sustainable UAE ownership.

Standard Job Description

The Cyber Systems Security Engineer Principal will serve as the senior cybersecurity technical authority for the UAE Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. The role will define and govern secure architectures, engineering practices, accreditation strategies, and technical integration across a complex, multi-partner, five-year program. Working with program leadership, UAE stakeholders, and local and international delivery partners, this position will ensure the Center's platforms, services, and operating model are secure, resilient, compliant, interoperable, scalable, and ready for sustainable UAE ownership.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Serve as the principal cybersecurity engineering advisor and technical authority for architecture, systems security engineering, risk management, accreditation, integration, and technical readiness.
• Develop and maintain the program's cybersecurity engineering strategy, reference architectures, security design principles, technical standards, engineering governance, and system security lifecycle processes.
• Translate UAE policy, mission needs, contractual obligations, data-sovereignty requirements, and recognized cybersecurity frameworks into requirements, controls, architecture decisions, verification methods, and operating procedures.
• Lead secure architecture and engineering across the National Maturity Dashboard, Learning Experience Platform, readiness and reporting capabilities, innovation platforms, audit services, threat intelligence, and future sectoral SOC capabilities.
• Apply systems security engineering throughout requirements analysis, architecture development, design reviews, implementation, integration, testing, deployment, sustainment, and Build-Operate-Transfer activities.
• Establish and guide risk-management and accreditation approaches aligned with applicable UAE requirements, NIST RMF, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800-series guidance, and ISO/IEC 27001.
• Lead threat modeling, attack-surface analysis, control allocation, security trade studies, vulnerability analysis, and technical risk assessments for cloud, enterprise IT, OT/ICS, data, and interconnected platform environments.
• Define secure integration patterns for identity and access management, role-based access, encryption, logging and monitoring, APIs, data exchange, privacy, data residency, configuration management, and third‑party connections.
• Advise on SOC design and modernization, threat intelligence, SIEM/SOAR integration, incident response, cyber‑physical security, and operational resilience for government, defense, and critical‑infrastructure use cases.
• Lead technical interchange meetings, architecture reviews, cybersecurity working groups, design and readiness reviews, control reviews, test‑readiness reviews, and executive technical briefings.
• Evaluate partner designs and deliverables for technical adequacy, security, interoperability, compliance, scalability, and alignment with the Center's target operating model.
• Identify and resolve critical cross‑pillar technical issues and dependencies; develop recovery and corrective‑action plans for architecture, integration, accreditation, cybersecurity, and delivery challenges.
• Develop technical roadmaps supporting capability maturity, platform convergence, emerging technology adoption, commercialization opportunities, and evolution of the UAE cybersecurity ecosystem.
• Mentor engineers, architects, analysts, and UAE counterparts; establish playbooks, reusable patterns, training, and knowledge‑transfer mechanisms that enable independent local operations.
• Represent the program with senior government, defense, industry, academic, and technology stakeholders and support capture, proposals, solution development, and program expansion.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, systems engineering, engineering, or a related discipline, with extensive relevant cybersecurity and systems‑engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a senior cybersecurity engineer, architect, technical fellow, chief engineer, CTO, CISO, or equivalent technical authority for complex government, defense, intelligence, critical‑infrastructure, or commercial programs.
• Extensive knowledge of cybersecurity architecture, systems security engineering, governance, risk management, accreditation, security operations, and enterprise technology modernization.
• Experience developing secure system and enterprise architectures across complex, interconnected environments that may include on‑premises systems, hybrid cloud, software platforms, networks, data services, and cyber‑physical or operational technology.
• Demonstrated experience applying NIST RMF and NIST SP 800‑series controls or equivalent risk and accreditation methods to obtain or maintain authorization in complex or high‑risk environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, modernizing, or governing Security Operations Centers and associated monitoring, threat intelligence, incident response, SIEM, SOAR, and resilience capabilities.
• Experience with cybersecurity control frameworks and regulatory or contractual requirements such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST SP 800‑171, ISO/IEC 27001, DFARS, ITAR, EAR, SOX, PCI‑DSS, or comparable standards.
• Demonstrated ability to translate policy, mission, regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements into secure architectures, engineering requirements, implementation plans, verification evidence, and operational controls.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary and matrixed teams of cybersecurity engineers, architects, IT professionals, software or platform teams, operations personnel, and external partners.
• Experience identifying and resolving unusually complex and sensitive technical issues, developing executable courses of action, and advising senior or executive leadership on cybersecurity risk and investment decisions.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management, network security, cloud security, data protection, secure interfaces, logging and monitoring, vulnerability management, configuration management, and incident response.
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture reviews, security design reviews, technical risk assessments, accreditation activities, technical recovery efforts, or major modernization initiatives.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and technical writing skills, including the ability to communicate complex engineering and cyber‑risk issues to government, business, and technical audiences.
• Experience working across international organizations, partners, regulatory environments, or data‑sovereignty requirements and collaborating effectively across cultures and time zones.
• Ability and willingness to work in or travel regularly to the UAE and support in‑country customer, partner, engineering, and program activities.
• Ability to satisfy applicable security‑clearance, export‑control, information‑handling, and customer‑access requirements for a defense‑related international program.

Desired Skills

• Advanced degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, technology management, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
• Current professional certifications such as CISSP, CCISO, CEH, CND, GIAC, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, or comparable cybersecurity and architecture credentials.
• Current or recent U.S. Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility, or experience supporting highly classified and sensitive missions.
• Prior experience as a technical fellow, distinguished engineer, chief cyber engineer, enterprise architect, CIO, CTO, deputy CISO, or equivalent senior technical leader.
• Experience working with UAE or GCC government, defense, cybersecurity, critical‑infrastructure, academic, or commercial stakeholders.
• Knowledge of UAE cybersecurity governance, data‑protection, data‑sovereignty, critical‑infrastructure, cloud, accreditation, and entity‑assurance requirements.
• Experience with international frameworks and requirements such as Australia's Essential Eight, UK cybersecurity practices, cross‑border data residency, or multinational technology and trade compliance.
• Experience leading Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, secure cloud, hybrid‑cloud, zero‑trust, or enterprise digital‑transformation initiatives.
• Experience with cybersecurity maturity dashboards, readiness platforms, audit and accreditation programs, entity assessments, professional competency assessments, or national‑level cyber metrics.
• Experience with OT/ICS security, cyber‑physical systems, critical‑infrastructure protection, bio‑cybersecurity, or other specialized mission environments.
• Experience recovering complex programs, conducting return‑to‑green assessments, rebuilding customer confidence, and aligning leadership, people, process, technology, and delivery.
• Experience managing large cybersecurity portfolios, R&D investments, technology roadmaps, budgets, and geographically distributed technical organizations.
• Demonstrated contribution to business growth through technical capture, proposals, solution development, customer shaping, innovation, or commercialization of cybersecurity capabilities.
• Experience developing cybersecurity professionals through mentoring, formal instruction, curriculum development, research, publications, or university engagement.
• Experience supporting executive, board, national‑security, law‑enforcement, or high‑visibility government stakeholders in sensitive operational environments.

Pay Information

GeoZone Definition: GeoZones are geographic groupings created by Lockheed Martin to align compensation ranges with regional labor markets and cost‑of‑labor differences across the United States. Locations are assigned a Geo Zone based on the primary work location of the role.

• Full‑time salary range (GEOZONE 1): $228100.00 - $423700.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Sunnyvale CA; Pal Alto, CA; New York City metropolitan area; Newark, New Jersey; etc.
• Full‑time salary range (GEOZONE 2): $205300.00 - $381300.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Denver, CO; King of Prussia, PA; Stratford, CT; Moorestown, NJ; etc.
• Full‑time salary range (GEOZONE 3): $182500.00 - $338900.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Dallas–Fort Worth, TX; Orlando, FL; Grand Prairie, TX; Marietta, GA; etc.
• Full‑time salary range (GEOZONE 4): $164200.00 - $305000.00
  • Includes metropolitan areas such as Camden, AR; Lexington, KY; Lufkin, TX; etc.

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally. The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer. Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, and Long‑Term Disability.

• Annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non‑represented full‑time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.