Cyber Systems Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)
Northrop Grumman · Oklahoma City, OK
$75,100–$139,900from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Oklahoma City, OK
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on System Security Engineering across the full acquisition and development lifecycle of aerospace or defense programs, with particular emphasis on Program Protection, Supply Chain Risk Management, and counterfeit parts prevention. Day-to-day work involves developing and maintaining protection plans, conducting supply chain vulnerability assessments, reviewing hardware/software bills of materials, and supporting authorization documentation under NIST and RMF frameworks. It suits engineers with a background in US Government security standards and an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Oklahoma City, OK · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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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 $84,304 (middle half $76,435–$130,007). 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 (8)
This posting covers two levels: Engineer (2+ years, BS STEM or MS STEM) and Principal Engineer (5+ years BS STEM, 3+ years MS STEM, or 1+ year PhD). The salary ranges reflect both levels: $75,100–$112,700 (Engineer) and $93,300–$139,900 (Principal). The seniority and the overall years minimum reflect the lower/entry level of the posting.
The DoDD 8140.01 qualifying certification requirement (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar) is listed as a hard gate under Basic Qualifications; CompTIA Security+ is shown as the primary with CISSP as a named alternative.
An active Secret clearance (or higher) is required at start. The ability to obtain a SAP clearance is also a hard gate, and the posting notes a preference for the ability to obtain Top Secret/SSBI — that preference is listed under Preferred Qualifications and is not a hard gate.
Model-Based Systems Engineering tools such as Cameo appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
Agile methodology experience and cloud computing experience appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The role is contingent on program funding; start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): System Security Engineering, Supply Chain Risk Management.
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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