Sentinel - Staff Systems Engineer - 18809 at Northrop Grumman
Roy, UT
$152,900–$229,300from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Roy, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior systems engineering role focused on cybersecurity, supporting the Sentinel ICBM program. The position involves designing, implementing, and assessing cyber security controls against NIST and DoD frameworks, developing system architectures using model-based systems engineering tools, and providing technical guidance on cyber requirements for ground support equipment. Suits a deeply experienced engineer comfortable working within DoD risk management and clearance-intensive environments.
Staff level · 12+ years · Ogden-Clearfield, UT · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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The role is titled 'Staff Systems Engineer (level 5)' and is primarily a cybersecurity/systems engineering hybrid focused on DoD RMF, NIST controls, and MBSE — classified here as Information Security Analysts (15-1212) with Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211) as a close runner-up given the strong systems engineering component.
The clearance gate is an active DoD Secret at time of application; the posting also requires the ability to obtain Top Secret/SAP, but the hard gate for start is Secret.
Experience requirement scales with degree: 12 years (Bachelor's), 10 years (Master's), or 8 years (PhD). The minimum of 12 years (Bachelor's path) is used for the overall years minimum.
IBM DOORS and Dassault CAMEO are listed together as interchangeable examples ('tools such as') for the 2-year requirement, so they are captured as a single skill with an alternative.
The NIST 800-53 / NIST 800-171 / CMMC requirement is stated as 'or' alternatives within a single 2-year experience gate; captured as one skill with alternatives.
Preferred certifications (CISSP, CASP+, CSSLP, etc.) appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are listed as optional.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53.
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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