Cyber Systems Engineer - Level 4
United States-Alabama-Huntsville$149k–$224kPosted Jul 22, 2026
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.
Essential Functions:
The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of Cybersecurity practices and willing to perform technical planning, system integration, verification & validation, cost & risk, and sustainment of computing systems. The candidate will be expected to apply cybersecurity practices and methodologies to all engineering phases, obtain customer or product requirements, provide secure systems engineering solutions for complex software and hardware systems, and systems of systems.
Day to day responsibilities may include:
• Have fundamental knowledge of Systems Engineering practices, network technologies, system development life cycles and methodologies, and insight into information technology infrastructure management/monitoring and applications
• Demonstrate strong verbal/written communication skills, the ability to work well within a team environment, and strong analytical capabilities with the interest in applying troubleshooting skills and techniques to solve problems.
• Participate in team reviews of technical requirements, design and implementation plans prior to deployment.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance, reliability, and security of the system including installing, upgrading, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration
• Apply Cyber Security technologies according to Risk Management Framework (RMF) Controls
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8years of related experience or a Master’s degree and 6 years of related experience, or a PhD. with 8 years or related experience or 4 years of experience in lieu of education
* US Citizenship, current DoD Secret clearance or higher
* Must have a DOD 8570 IAT Level II certification (ex: Security + CE)
* Communicates effectively, both internally and externally to team
* Eager to expand knowledge and continually improve
* Ability to write or review software code
Must be able to support an in-person, closed-area work environment 100% of the time
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience with AIX/Solaris Unix, RHEL and Cisco Networks
* Familiarity with CSM (Cyber Security Manager) systems
* Experience with VMWare ESXi, VMWare vCenter
* Experience with LAN and WAN management
* Familiarity with Network Technologies and Cybersecurity
* Strong systems administrator experience, specifically in Windows/Linux Operating Systems environments
Experience working with cloud technologies and platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud
Primary Level Salary Range: $149,300.00 - $223,900.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop...