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Cyber Systems Engineer / Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman
FLME230, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Dec 2025
💰 $162,400/yr($87,200/yr$162,400/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 2) OR Principal Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 3) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test & Evaluation team based out of Melbourne, FL

As a Cyber Systems Engineer, you will be part of a team encompassing the full product lifecycle of a software development and test environment using your knowledge of Cyber Systems Engineering, Operating System administration, Virtual Environments, and security monitoring tools.


If you are passionate about cyber engineering, possess the required technical expertise, and have a proven record of thinking innovatively to resolve complex problems, you are strongly encouraged to apply for this exceptional opportunity.

Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  • Performing technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
  • Analyzing total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and sustainment.

  • Performing functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at a Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 2) OR Principal Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 3) level based on the qualifications below.

Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 2)

  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience

  • Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, prior to the commencement of employment.

  • Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status

  • Must possess a current DoD 8570 Level 2 Certification (i.e. Security+ CE or equivalent).

  • Demonstrated experience in the managing operating systems, e.g., (Windows Sever, desktop environments, Linux, etc.).

Principal Cyber Systems Engineer (Level 3)

  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience

  • Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, prior to the commencement of employment.

  • Must be willing and able to work a flexible work schedule that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends and support on call status

  • Must possess a current DoD 8570 Level 2 Certification (i.e. Security+ CE or equivalent).

  • Demonstrated experience in the managing operating systems, e.g., (Windows Sever, desktop environments, Linux, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated proficiency in the administration of Atlassian, Coverity, an

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