Senior Cyber Systems Engineer - Secret Cleared, SSE Lead

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Annual bonus potential

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to lead system security across the lifecycle. Responsibilities include SSE duties, security architecture, and interaction with cyber functions to ensure mission assurance in a fast-paced Agile environment.

The role requires DoD secret clearance (and potential SAP) with experience in RMF, security docs, and model-based systems engineering tools; travel up to 10% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 9+ years cybersecurity experience OR Master’s with 7+ years OR PhD with 4+ years.
• DoD System Security Engineering activities: security requirements, risk management, secure architecture.
• RMF experience: System Security Plans, Assessment Reports, attack path modeling, mitigations.
• Experience leading junior engineers and coordinating IPTs and suppliers.
• Active DoD Secret clearance (or higher) and potential SAP clearance.
• DoD 8140.01 cert (CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Perform SSE duties and lead security architecture design solutions.
• Interface with cyber functional areas and management for program execution.
• Prepare technical documents and briefings; support authorization efforts including documentation.
• Collaborate with IPTs and suppliers to ensure secure implementation and testing.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

System Security Engineering

RMF

DoD SSE guidance

Education

STEM degree + years of experience

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL seeks a Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to lead system security across the lifecycle. Responsibilities include SSE duties, security architecture, and interaction with cyber functions to ensure mission assurance in a fast-paced Agile environment.

The role requires DoD secret clearance (and potential SAP) with experience in RMF, security docs, and model-based systems engineering tools; travel up to 10% may apply.