Sr. Principal Cyber Software Engineer

About Northrop Grumman

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 and 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. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history; they're making history.

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Cyber Software Engineer to support the Sentinel program. This position can be located in Huntsville, AL; Colorado Springs, CO; or Roy, UT.

In this role, you will serve as a self-motivated contributor with strong leadership skills, developing and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will operate within a team environment, collaborating across multiple functional areas to accomplish programmatic and team objectives. Your day-to-day will involve developing design review procedures, tools for tracking progress, and facilitating design reviews that incorporate lessons learned. You will decompose requirements, allocate them to design teams, and provide systems engineering expertise for the design, integration, and testing of an enterprise-level cybersecurity system. Additionally, you will participate in technical planning, system integration, verification, validation, risk analysis, and supportability, while evaluating designs against Department of Defense and industry standards. You will also use model-based engineering tools on a major weapon system to pioneer new ways to evaluate and analyze modern design, implementing and maintaining security policies to comply with industry standards and regulations.

Hiring Process & Application

The application period for this job is estimated to be 20 days from the posting date, though this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Equal Opportunity & Culture

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Additional Details

• Relocation: Relocation assistance may be available.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
• Clearance: A current and active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance is required at the time of application, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret Security Clearance.