Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 (AHT) at Northrop Grumman
Colorado Springs, CO
$91,800–$170,900from the description
Aug 11, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Cyber Systems Engineer role (Level 2 or 3) at Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Colorado Springs, focused on RMF-based security assessment and authorization activities for government programs. Day-to-day work involves conducting compliance audits, maintaining eMASS records, preparing A&A documentation, and performing vulnerability assessments against DoD cybersecurity standards. Suited to candidates with an active Secret clearance and a DoD 8570 IAT II certification.
Mid level · 2+ years · Colorado Springs, CO · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,758 (middle half $108,740–$165,225). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This posting covers two levels simultaneously: Level 2 (2+ years experience, salary $91,800–$137,600) and Level 3 (5+ years experience, salary $113,900–$170,900). The minimum experience and salary figures reflect Level 2; the maximum salary reflects Level 3. Seniority is assessed at Mid (Level 2 baseline), though a Level 3 hire would be Senior.
The DoD 8570 IAT II certification requirement names Security+, CCNA Security, GSEC, and SSCP as acceptable options; these are captured as alternatives on the Security+ skill entry.
STIG Viewer, SCAP, Evaluate-STIG, and STIG Manager are listed together as examples of compliance audit tools in the required duties section; they are captured as alternatives on a single skill entry.
ACAS/Nessus/tenable.sc appear under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
Ansible and Python appear together under Preferred as automation tools for STIG/SCAP scanning; captured as alternatives on a single preferred skill.
The role is contingent on program award and the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access within a reasonable timeframe.
The posting notes 10% travel in the header but lists 25% CONUS/OCONUS travel as a preferred qualification — these figures conflict; the header figure (10%) is the stated requirement.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570 IAT II, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-115.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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