Principal or Senior Principal Cybersecurity Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Cybersecurity Systems Engineer ensuring cyber survivability in system designs for Northrop Grumman's Sentinel program. Collaborating with technical teams to implement cybersecurity requirements and oversee system engineering.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRoy • California, Colorado, Texas, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $108,200 - $162,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement and review cyber requirement decomposition, derivation, and flow down
Support the architecture and design of baked in cybersecurity requirements and protections
Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers
Identify, quantify, and evaluate the costs/benefits of security functions and considerations to inform analysis of alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions
Author, support and maintain cybersecurity program documentation & RMF package documentation: Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, Plan Of Actions & Milestones, etc.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years, Master’s degree with 3 years, or a PhD with 1 years of experience in: Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or 9 years’ experience in a cyber systems engineering related fields in lieu of a degree.
In possession of a current IASAE II certification (CISSP preferred) in accordance with DoDI 8570 or able to obtain within six months of hire.
Direct Experience utilizing NIST 800-160 system security engineer and the system development life cycle.
US Citizenship is required
Active Secret clearance to be considered
The ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) approval.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurity requirements decompositioncybersecurity system engineeringrisk assessmentsystem security planscontinuous monitoring planssecurity control traceability matrixcost/benefit analysisengineering trade-offsrisk treatment decisionssystem development life cycle

Soft Skills

guidanceoversightdocumentationanalysisevaluation

Certifications

IASAE IICISSP