Senior Principal Cyber Systems Engineer - Top Secret/Onsite

Northrop Grumman; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to join the K2 program in San Antonio, TX. The role focuses on development, integration, and sustainment of secure cyber solutions in multi-level environments for a fast-paced SAFe Agile team.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Linux administration, Ansible automation, virtualization, and Git-based collaboration skills. U.S. citizenship and Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with experience.
• Master's degree in related field with experience.
• PhD in related field with experience.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, integrate, configure, and maintain cyber systems in secure program environments.
• Administer and harden Linux servers and supporting infrastructure.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automation using Ansible for system configuration, deployment, and sustainment.
• Support virtualized environments, including provisioning, configuration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle maintenance of virtual machines.
• Use Git for version control, configuration management, and team collaboration.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex system, infrastructure, and integration issues across development, test, and production-like environments.
• Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, backlog refinement, execution, and retrospective activities.
• Contribute to technical planning, implementation strategies, and engineering decisions within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Support the definition and maintenance of technical baselines, installation procedures, and operational work instructions.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, engineering, and operations teams to ensure systems meet mission, security, and performance requirements.

Skills

Ansible

Linux administration

Git

SAFe Agile

Automation

Virtualization

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering

Master's degree in Systems Engineering

PhD in Systems Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Git

Linux

Virtualization

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to join the K2 program in San Antonio, TX. The role focuses on development, integration, and sustainment of secure cyber solutions in multi-level environments for a fast-paced SAFe Agile team.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Linux administration, Ansible automation, virtualization, and Git-based collaboration skills. U.S. citizenship and Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility are required.