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# Principal/Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $125,300.0 - $187,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software System Penetration Testing, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Reverse Engineering, Systems Architecture, SC Clearance, Integration Tests
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.beyondsandiego.com/job.asp?id=3472096305&tx=KJ4949FFL&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
 * Active US Government Secret Clearance.
 * Experience in one or more of the following areas:
 * Anti-Tamper or Cybersecurity
 * Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework
 * Cybersecurity Resiliency
 * Reverse Engineering
 * Security requirements development
 * System Security Integration & Testing
 * Security Validation and verification, * 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Year with PhD
 * Active US Government Secret Clearance.
 * Experience in one or more of the following areas:
 * Anti-Tamper or Cybersecurity
 * Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework
 * Cybersecurity Resiliency
 * Reverse Engineering
 * Security requirements development
 * System Security Integration & Testing
 * Security Validation and verification
 * Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+) or higher.

## Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Team has an opening for a senior systems engineer. As a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer supporting Mission Systems based in San Diego CA.

What candidate will get to do

 * Develop artifacts necessary to support assessment and authorization of the system
 * Work within the Systems Engineering Group to provide technical decisions and guidance to enable timely, high quality product deliveries that meet mission Cyber requirements
 * Partner and collaborate with other program systems engineers across Integrated Product Teams to accomplish program cyber requirements and meet mission objectives
 * Ensure weapon system compliance with all contractually obligated cybersecurity standards and guidance, including but not limited to CNSSI 1253, DoD 8570, DoD 8510, and AFI 17-101
 * Propose and design cyber systems architecture changes with traceability to requirements
 * Provide cyber implementation guidance and oversight across technical teams
 * Participate in cybersecurity assessment activities and review cybersecurity assessment methods, plans, procedures, reports and security penetration test planning and execution.
 * Identify, define and document system security requirements and recommend solutions to management.