Secret-Cleared Cyber Systems Engineer (DevSecOps)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 194,700 - 292,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

PTO

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD to implement cyber survivability attributes, refine cybersecurity requirements, and guide security layout within weapon system programs.

The role requires active DoD clearance, NIST 800-160 experience, RMF artifacts, DoD 8570 IASAE II, and TS/SCI eligibility; travel up to 10%; relocation assistance not provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience in a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience using NIST 800-160 System Security Engineering and SDLC.
• Experience developing RMF assessment and authorization documentation.
• DoD 8570 IASAE II certification and ability to obtain IASAE III within 6 months.
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret with SAP access.

Responsibilities

• Implement weapon system requirements to ensure cyber survivability in designs.
• Derive and refine cybersecurity requirements to drive protections.
• Guide security layout/architecture and influence security tools selection.
• Evaluate implementations to identify risks and verify protections.
• Support verification to confirm functionality and completeness of protections.
• Provide governance and risk management support.
• Collaborate with systems engineers to meet mission cyber objectives.
• Ensure compliance with CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570/8510/AFI 17‑101.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

RMF assessment

NIST SP 800-160

Agile DevSecOps

IASAE Level II

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

SonarQube

Fortify

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD to implement cyber survivability attributes, refine cybersecurity requirements, and guide security layout within weapon system programs.

The role requires active DoD clearance, NIST 800-160 experience, RMF artifacts, DoD 8570 IASAE II, and TS/SCI eligibility; travel up to 10%; relocation assistance not provided.