Senior Cyber Security Engineer Mission Systems

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

9/80 work schedule

401(k) matching

Healthcare

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer to support the Mission Systems Sector Chief Information Security Office & Cybersecurity organization. This on-site, full-time role is based at our Linthicum, MD campus, with no remote work and potential travel up to 10%. A U.S.

Government Secret clearance is required. Responsibilities include designing secure solutions, guiding risk and compliance activities, and mentoring the team.

Qualifications

• Experience with NIST 800-171 or NIST 800-53.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret level security clearance.
• Cyber security engineering and architecture experience.
• Knowledge of risk management principles and GRC.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer solutions meeting security requirements.
• Provide security guidance in line with NIST standards and CMMC.
• Assess designs and identify security gaps.
• Identify and communicate threats; advise remediation.
• Own assignments and ensure completion; lead cross-functional efforts.
• Review contracts and NDAs; collaborate with leadership and admins.
• Perform security and risk assessments for services, applications, hardware, systems.

Skills

Cyber security engineering

Security architecture

Risk management

GRC understanding

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Linux

Windows OS

Cloud services (AWS/Azure)

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Engineer to support the Mission Systems Sector Chief Information Security Office & Cybersecurity organization. This on-site, full-time role is based at our Linthicum, MD campus, with no remote work and potential travel up to 10%. A U.S.

Government Secret clearance is required. Responsibilities include designing secure solutions, guiding risk and compliance activities, and mentoring the team.