Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Melbourne, FL +1 · Cyber

This role is for a Cyber Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman, focusing on Systems Security Engineering (SSE) within the Weapon Systems Cybersecurity (WSC) team. Responsibilities include participating in cybersecurity assessments, drafting training materials, supporting data analytics, performing vulnerability scans, and developing artifacts for IATT and ATO. The role requires a Secret clearance and experience with cybersecurity frameworks and tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in cybersecurity execution capability assessments
  2. Draft cybersecurity process and training material for use by the Sector and the WSC team
  3. Participate in peer reviews for sector and internal process
  4. Support data analytics by gathering metrics and working with visualizations
  5. Perform vulnerability and compliance scans using DoD preferred tools (ACAS, SCC)

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM with no years of experience
  • Active US Government Secret or higher clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)

Nice to have

  • Current/active DoD Top-Secret clearance
  • Active DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (CompTIA Security+) certification or able to obtain within 6 months of hire
  • Understanding of the requirements analysis, decomposition, and allocation process
  • Understanding of the Systems Engineering processes and milestones
  • Experience working in a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture
  • Experience working with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
  • Experience executing SSE frameworks (RMF, JSIG, CUI, ICD 503, ISO 27001)
  • Working knowledge of technical security controls and the RMF process
  • Working knowledge of programming/scripting languages (e.g. C, C++, Python)
  • Experience working cybersecurity on weapon systems
  • Experience remediating, mitigating, and documenting cybersecurity vulnerabilities

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret or higher clearance
  • Secret
  • Special Access Program (SAP)