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Principal Engineer Software - Cyber Security (San Diego CA)

at Northrop Grumman

📍 United States-California-San Diego Unknown 💰 $114K – $171K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $114K – $171K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Cybersecurity

This role involves performing security engineering, vulnerability assessments, and ensuring compliance with security standards in a defense aerospace environment.

  • Conduct security evaluations
  • Identify vulnerabilities
  • Ensure compliance with security standards
  • Support security assessments
  • Develop mitigation strategies

The position requires expertise in cybersecurity standards, vulnerability testing, and security compliance frameworks such as STIG, CIS, CVE, CWE, and OWASP.

The ideal candidate is a senior cybersecurity engineer with extensive experience in vulnerability testing, security compliance, and familiarity with security standards such as STIG, CIS, CVE, CWE, and OWASP. They should have a strong analytical mindset and collaboration skills.

Cybersecurity engineeringVulnerability testingSecurity complianceExperience with security standards (STIGCISCVECWEOWASP)
Real-time operating systemsNetwork securitySecurity assessment support
Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG)Security Requirements Guides (SRGs)CIS BenchmarksCVECWEOWASP
CybersecuritySecurity Technical Implementation GuidesSTIGSecurity Requirements GuidesSRGsCIS BenchmarksCVECWEOWASPVulnerability testingSecurity assessment
CybersecuritySecurity Technical Implementation GuidesSTIGSecurity Requirements GuidesSRGsCIS BenchmarksCVECommon Vulnerabilities and ExposuresCWECommon Weakness EnumerationOWASPOpen Web Application Security ProjectVulnerability testingCompliance evaluation
analytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunication
Industry Defense, Aerospace
Job Function Cybersecurity assessment and security compliance engineering in defense systems
Clearance Required Top Secret
CybersecuritySecurity Technical Implementation GuidesSTIGSecurity Requirements GuidesSRGsCIS BenchmarksCVECommon Vulnerabilities and ExposuresCWECommon Weakness EnumerationOWASPOpen Web Application Security ProjectVulnerability testingSecurity assessmentSecurity compliance

Lack of experience with security standards (STIG, CIS, CVE, CWE, OWASP), No security engineering background, Unwillingness to work in a security-focused environment

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