Staff Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Team Lead (26-341)
United States-Colorado-Colorado Springs · United States-Colorado-Schriever AFB$177k–$266kPosted Jul 24, 2026
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Staff Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Team Lead (26-341) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, or Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.
This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.
The Global Cyber Team Lead reports to the Global Platform and Infrastructure Engineering Manager and oversees all Global Cyber activities linked to the Task Order 60 contract. They will collaborate closely with the TO60 Chief Cyber Engineer to enhance efficiency and pinpoint areas for improvement, ensuring that Global Cyber efforts align with the broader directives of the C2BMC National Team. Ultimately, the Team Lead is responsible for the team's technical execution and for maintaining cost and schedule compliance from an EVM perspective.
Essential Functions:
* Will be responsible for defining long-term cyber goals, creating a detailed plan to achieve them, and consistently following this plan throughout each stage of the Agile process.
* Will play a critical role in increasing Global Cyber awareness among the BC customers and enabling greater emphasis on cyber compliance and preparation across the Software development cycle
* Will be responsible for tracking and maintaining multiple higher-than-secret and collateral-level authorization packages, as well as other major test events that include the Cyber organization as a whole
* The team lead will be relied upon to integrate with other Global product teams and assist in the overall success of the contract's mission
* Applies advanced concepts, theories, and principles and contributes to the development of new concepts and principles
* Works on unusually complex problems with consultative direction
* Incorrect decisions can...