Cyber Systems Engineer/Principal Cyber Systems Engineer
United States-California-San Diego$101k–$188kPosted Jul 16, 2026
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Cyber Systems Engineer/Principal Cyber Systems Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. As a Cyber Systems Engineer/Principal Cyber Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
What You’ll Get to Do:
* Join our product deployment team supporting initial deployment, operations and maintenance of a complex airborne and terrestrial tactical communication system within our customer’s classified laboratories across the United States.
* Perform hands-on system installation and integration activities, including staging, installing, and transporting equipment weighing up to 40 pounds
* Work closely with several diverse Integrated Product Teams to quickly develop system and process knowledge, provide support on technical documentation, and collaborate on improvements to deployment processes.
* Configures and maintains secure Linux, Windows, and cloud computing operating systems, with scans, patches, and hardening the computing environment to meet customer requirements
* Collects, audits, generates reports and stores necessary log data for the system review and accounting requirements
* Develops artifacts necessary to support assessment and authorization of the system
* Maintain certifications and training of the most current and relevant technologies and aspects of a dynamic system with upgrades related to diminished manufacture supply (DMS) and new technologies.
* Travel up to 50%
This position may be filled as a Cyber Systems Engineer or Principal Cyber Systems Engineer.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications for Cyber Systems Engineer:
* Bachelors degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 2 years of experience, or 0 years of experience with a Masters degree
* An additional 4 years of relevant experience can be considered in lieu of Bachelors degree
* Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) systems, including user management, security patching, and troubleshooting.
* Familiarity with IPv4/IPv6 network architecture
* Familiarity with applying Defense Information Systems...