Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 4
United States-Arizona-Chandler
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $203K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 4 to join their team in Chandler, AZ. The role involves serving as the technical authority for system security engineering across missile weapon systems, overseeing security architecture, and mentoring engineering staff.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as the technical authority for System Security Engineering (SSE), Anti-Tamper (AT), Cybersecurity, Exportability, and Program Protection across a major missile/weapon program. Develop overarching security architecture, strategy, and implementation roadmap
Lead the identification and classification of Critical Program Information (CPI), perform advanced threat and vulnerability assessments, and define risk acceptance criteria and trade-offs balancing security, cost, performance, and schedule
Author, review, and approve key security program artifacts: Program Protection Plan (PPP), System Security Plan (SSP), Security Classification Guide (SCG), AT Plan, Exportability Assessment, supply-chain risk assessments, and other compliance/regulatory documentation
Oversee implementation of security controls (hardware, firmware, software, supply chain, physical, personnel, industrial security) across the system development life cycle (design, integration, production, sustainment). Ensure countermeasures are effective and compliance with DoD and NIST guidance (e.g., NIST SP 800-160, RMF, DoD AT policies)
Lead Verification & Validation (V&V), security testing, and certification/authorization processes, including risk acceptance documentation, and periodic security reviews
Serve as mentor and technical leader across SSE, AT, and Cybersecurity teams; provide guidance, training, and oversight to mid- and junior-level engineers. Interface regularly with program management, system engineers, leadership, and customer stakeholders to communicate security posture, risk, and mitigation strategy
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience or Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience
Demonstrated experience with Anti-Tamper design and implementation for protection of CPI on classified DoD programs; deep working knowledge of DoD and NIST processes/frameworks (e.g., DoD AT policy, NIST SP 800-160, RMF, etc.)
Proven track record of leading security architecture for embedded weapon systems, overseeing risk assessments, countermeasure design, security documentation creation, and evaluation of hardware/firmware/software components for compliance and secure operation
Must have ability to obtain DoD Secret (or higher) clearance
U.S. citizenship
Strong leadership, communication, and cross-discipline collaboration skills; ability to interface with senior management, program leads, customers, and multi-discipline engineering teams
Preferred
Prior experience authoring and leading Program Protection Plans, Security Classification Guides, AT Plans, Exportability Assessments, Supply Chain Risk Management, and other program-level security documents
Demonstrated success delivering security for complex embedded/missile/weapon systems across full lifecycle, including involvement in certification/authorization and compliance audits
In-depth knowledge of threat-modeling methodologies, adversary capabilities, hardware/firmware reverse-engineering countermeasures, hardware-assurance and tamper-resistance technologies, and security validation (V&V) processes
Prior experience in mentoring teams, guiding SSE/AT strategy, and leading cross-functional trade studies, risk assessments, and security cost/performance trade-offs
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase