Manager Cybersecurity 2 at Northrop Grumman
McClellan Park, CA
$146,600–$219,800from the description
Jul 12, 2026
McClellan Park, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A management role leading an integrated IT and cybersecurity team at a classified facility in McClellan, CA. Day-to-day responsibilities center on overseeing staff performance, enforcing cybersecurity and IT standards, driving RMF and JSIG compliance, preparing for government inspections, and translating organizational strategy into executable work plans. Best suited to an experienced cybersecurity manager with a current Top Secret clearance and familiarity with classified IT environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA · Bachelor's required · TS/SCI clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $168,904 (middle half $149,762–$216,100). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title 'Manager Cybersecurity 2' carries no standard seniority level word, so the title states no level. The role's scope — managing an integrated IT/Cybersecurity team, interfacing with C-suite/CIDO, and requiring 10 years with a BS — supports Senior.
The clearance requirement is effectively TS/SCI with polygraph: the JD states the selected candidate must obtain SCI access and a U.S. Government polygraph as a condition of continued employment, and must hold at minimum an active Top Secret clearance at start.
Security+ is a hard gate via the DoD 8140 requirement for the Manager Cybersecurity 2 role, explicitly called out in Basic Qualifications.
CISM and CISSP appear together as alternatives under Preferred Qualifications ('CISM, or CISSP certification'); they are listed as a single preferred skill with CISSP as the alternative.
Experience with IT infrastructure (virtualization, networking, datacenter architecture, systems administration) is listed under Preferred Qualifications; virtualization and networking are captured as representative named technologies from that list.
RMF and JSIG are referenced in the job narrative/description as context for the role's cybersecurity compliance focus, but RMF is also explicitly called out under Preferred Qualifications — both are marked preferred.
The 10-year minimum reflects the BS-level requirement ('10 Years with BS'); the JD also accepts 8 years with a Master's or 6 years with a PhD.
Requires a TS/SCI 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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