Classified Cybersecurity Analyst
Northrop Grumman · Linthicum Heights, MD
$87,600–$131,400from the description
Jun 28, 2026
Linthicum Heights, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-time, on-site cybersecurity analyst role focused on the assessment and authorization of classified information systems under the Risk Management Framework. Day-to-day work involves continuous monitoring, security control audits, vulnerability assessments, and preparing A&A documentation such as SSPs and POA&Ms. Suited to candidates holding at least a Secret clearance with some background in cybersecurity compliance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Remote · Secret clearance · Full-time
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 $129,180 (middle half $97,810–$163,500). 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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The job posting explicitly states this role is on-site, full-time at Linthicum, MD and 'does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options.' Remote has been set to true per caller instruction, overriding the posting's stated requirement.
The metro (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD) is retained from the posting's stated work location for reference, even though the caller has declared this a national remote pool.
Degree requirement is None: the JD accepts a High School Diploma/GED with 6 years of experience in lieu of any degree, making no formal degree a hard gate. A Bachelor's in Cybersecurity is listed only under Preferred Qualifications.
Total years minimum is set to 2, reflecting the lowest experience threshold tied to a degree (Bachelor's + 2 years). Candidates with higher degrees may qualify with 0 years; those without degrees need up to 6 years.
Security+ (or the ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire) is listed as a Basic Qualification and is therefore treated as a hard gate. The CE variant (Security+ CE) appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
A current Secret clearance is a hard gate; a Top Secret / SAP / SCI / Polygraph appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
ACAS, Nessus, Splunk, Trellix, SCAP, NIST, and JSIG all appear under Preferred Qualifications ('knowledge of') and are not hard gates.
DAAG, SSPs, POA&Ms, and SCTMs are documentation types/artifacts rather than named tools or technologies and are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
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.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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