Enterprise Security Architecture Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Computer Systems Architect to serve as the Security Architecture Lead, defining and guiding enterprise security architecture across the Governance & Strategy organization within the Chief Information & Digital Office. The role covers standards, patterns, and guardrails that support the broader business and application landscape.

You will work closely with CISO & Global Cybersecurity and delivery teams to embed security into roadmaps, manage risk, and drive

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise security architecture principles, reference patterns, and architectural guardrails.
• Guide security-related architecture trade-offs involving identity, access, segmentation, trust boundaries, integration, and enterprise risk.
• Partner with application, data, technology, cyber, and delivery stakeholders to improve security alignment across architectural decisions.
• Help peer domain leads embed security into enterprise roadmaps, target-state direction, and major design decisions.

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Computer Systems Architect to serve as the Security Architecture Lead, defining and guiding enterprise security architecture across the Governance & Strategy organization within the Chief Information & Digital Office. The role covers standards, patterns, and guardrails that support the broader business and application landscape.

You will work closely with CISO & Global Cybersecurity and delivery teams to embed security into roadmaps, manage risk, and drive