Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer; J

# Sr Principal Cyber Software Engineer (J)
Northrop Grumman  
· northropgrumman.com Category:
Security Engineering

Location:

United States-Maryland-Annapolis Junction Level:
Staff / Principal Salary:
$156,400 – $234,600

Clearance:
TS/SCI + Poly## Quality of life

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* Retirement match
* 18 weeks parental leave RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Polygraph TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time Description At  Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Cyber Dev Ops Engineer to support the Joint Cyber Weapons Common Services (JCWCS) program. JCWCS designs and implements mission applications that automate and scale intelligence-driven cyber operations. These services enable secure, timely delivery of optimal cyber payloads to authorized targets and support long-term and extended accesses, ensuring an adaptive posture in response to evolving cyberspace conditions and mission requirements.

JCWCS integrates with multiple intelligence sources, higher-level command and control systems, and delivery platforms such as the Joint Common Access Platform. Together, these services streamline operational workflows, reduce manual operator burden, and enhance the speed, precision, and repeatability of offensive cyber missions.

This role is intended for engineers performing in a Cyber Dev Ops / Dev Sec Ops  capacity, working closely with software engineers, cyber operators, and platform teams to develop, secure, deploy, and sustain mission applications and supporting infrastructure. The selected candidate will support CI/CD pipeline implementation and sustainment, cybersecurity integration, containerized application environments, system administration, operational support, and field support representative-type functions as needed to maintain mission effectiveness.

Successful candidates should:

Work effectively with software engineers, cyber operators, system administrators, and mission stakeholders

Support development, integration, deployment, and sustainment activities across the software lifecycle

Contribute to CI/CD pipeline…