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Principal Cyber Systems Engineer-AHT
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United States-Alabama-HuntsvillePosted Sep 23, 2026 · 2h ago$120k – $179k
Full-time$120k – $179kPrincipalDefense
About this role
Join Northrop Grumman as a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to support mission-critical defense systems. You will perform security assessments, drive remediation efforts, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure secure system architectures and cyber survivability. This role requires an active Secret clearance and offers opportunities to work on revolutionary technology.
What we are looking for
6- Perform security assessments on containerized applications and drive remediation
- Collaborate with software, systems, and security engineers on secure architectures
- Ensure cyber survivability attributes are implemented in system designs
- Support security architecture and influence security tool selection
- Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5 years of cyber systems experience or Master's with 3 years
- Active Secret clearance and DoD 8140/8570 certification required
Skills mentioned
3DockerKubernetesLinux
Work authorization
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Requires a Secret security clearance.
