Consulting Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman
Melbourne, FL, United States
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Systems Engineering CompTIA Security+ Key Management SAP (Applications)

Job description

Experteer Overview In this role you will apply systems security engineering to design, analyze, and validate resilient, security-driven defense systems. You’ll work within the Global Surveillance Division to embed security-by-design across architecture, requirements, and verification activities. Expect to tackle anti-tamper and cybersecurity challenges across DoD and intelligence programs, collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams. This is a chance to influence program protection strategies while operating on-site in Melbourne, FL and advancing DoD compliance practices. Your work will shape secure, survivable systems at scale and contribute to mission-critical outcomes. Compensation / Benefits * Provide expert guidance on cyber systems engineering with emphasis on security design, analysis and verification. * Drive anti-tamper and cybersecurity tasks across defense and intelligence programs. * Embed security-by-design into architecture, requirements, and verification activities. * Collaborate with customers, program managers, and development teams to ensure system security. * Lead development and mentorship of a team of Systems Security Engineers. * Engage across all engineering phases from concept through testing and deployment. Tasks * Bachelor of Science in STEM with 16 years of related experience OR Master’s with 14 years OR PhD with 12 years in cybersecurity, systems engineering, and Technology Protection (AT) * Active DoD Secret clearance or higher with recent background investigation (within 6 years) and ability to obtain SAP clearance * Experience in Systems Security Engineering and requirements development for mission processing systems * Advanced knowledge of Anti-Tamper systems engineering, attack tree development, evaluation plan development, and key management plan development * DoD 8570 certification: e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent Key requirements * health insurance * life and disability insurance * savings plan * Company paid holidays * PTO for vacation and/or personal business

Requirements

across * Collaborate with customers, program managers, and development teams to ensure system security. * Lead development and mentorship of a team of Systems Security Engineers. * Engage across all engineering phases from concept through testing and deployment. Tasks * Bachelor of Science in STEM with 16 years of related experience OR Master’s with 14 years OR PhD with 12 years in cybersecurity, systems engineering, and Technology Protection (AT) * Active DoD Secret clearance or higher with recent background investigation (within 6 years) and ability to obtain SAP clearance * Experience in Systems Security Engineering and requirements development for mission processing systems * Advanced knowledge of Anti-Tamper systems engineering, attack tree development, evaluation plan development, and key management plan development * DoD 8570 certification: e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or equivalent Key requirements * health insurance * life and disability insurance * savings plan * Company a for holidays * PTO for vacation and/or personal business

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