Northrop Grumman · 7 hours ago
Sr. Principal Systems Security Engineer
Dulles, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $235K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading technology company that offers revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Professional to focus on secure solutions for operational mission software applications and maintain the security posture of a private cloud infrastructure.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Working in an Agile engineering environment, where you will champion the system security architecture design, development, and/or implementation of secure systems. Continuously ensure systems are compliant with program security requirements
Working in an Agile engineering environment, where you may assist in identifying, prioritizing, and/or guiding strategic oversight of software security requirements; to include triage of Static Code Analysis (SCA) tool findings (e.g. Fortify) and assist in prioritizing the findings as technical debt in the Software Development LifeCycle (SwDLC) backlog
Advising internal and external program stakeholders on cybersecurity approaches for cloud systems, security-focused engineering trade studies, and other security best practices
Conducting security assessments of mission software applications to include code reviews, vulnerability assessments, and application security testing
Lead efforts for identification, development, implementation of security tools and automation processes; to include Static and Dynamic Code Analysis, Software Dependency Scanning, Compliance and Vulnerability Scanning, Auditing & Event Monitoring Solutions (Splunk)
Developing standard Risk Management Framework (RMF) artifacts, such as System Security Plan (SSP), Risk Assessment Report (RAR), Security Controls Traceability Matrix (SCTM), Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), and additional security policies and best practices for application and system security
Experience in the system accreditation process to achieve Authority to Operate (ATO) and experience in conducting system security assessments outlined through the RMF process
Ensuring systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with security policies and procedures as outlined in the system security authorization package
Leading system security presentations in support of major program milestone reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, PSR)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (STEM) with 8 Years of relevant experience, Master's Degree (STEM) with 6 years of relevant experience, or PhD (STEM) with 4 years of relevant experience
Active Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance, SCI Eligible and U.S. Citizenship required
Possess CISSP, CSSLP, CASP, CISM or equivalent certification
Exposure to NIST 800-37 (Risk Management Framework), NIST 800-53 (Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems) and OWASP Top 10 (Web Application Security) security controls and the Systems Engineering requirements analysis, decomposition, and analysis process
Experience in Application Security, Software Development, DevOps, Vulnerability Management and/or related field
Experience with Cloud Security and Best Practices
Strong understanding of Event Monitoring architectures, components, and deployment options. Experience building and maintaining an Event Monitoring solution (e.g. Splunk) in a cloud environment
Demonstrated knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SwDLC), Systems Engineering Review Processes, and System/Software Accreditation Milestones
Ability to translate complex security requirements into actionable guidance
Proven leadership, communication, stakeholder & customer engagement skills
Preferred
Bachelors and/or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or Information Systems Management
12+ years of experience in the Defense Space Industry
Experience and/or Certified in Earned Value Management (EVM)
Experience with Embedded (C/C++), Scripting (Python) and Object-Oriented Programming languages (Java); previous development experience preferred
Familiarity with Zero-Trust Security Principles and Implementation Approaches
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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