JOB ID: 726736BR
Date posted: May. 05, 2026
Description:
Join our team of innovative engineers at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, where we're pushing the boundaries of technology to design and develop cutting-edge air vehicles and aircraft. As a Cyber Systems Security Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the cyber security of our platforms, from design to implementation. Your expertise will help us create cyber-resilient security design solutions that meet the needs of our customers and protect our systems from emerging threats.
In this role, you will apply an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, validate, and verify cyber engineering solutions throughout their lifecycle to ensure cyber security requirements are effectively defined, decomposed, implemented, and assessed to create resilient security solutions.
What’s In It For You:
We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security,
Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus -if you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.
Basic Qualifications:
- Validate system security‑engineering cyber requirements through decomposition, allocation, and thorough analysis.
- Analyze product designs for weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and threats to assess the system’s security posture and recommend effective remediation solutions.
- Experience utilizing NIST 800-53 Rev. 5, Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 1253, and NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework (RMF) to design and harden information systems.
- Conduct cyber risk analyses and security assessments, and evaluate applicability of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) to mitigate vulnerabilities and address compliance.
- Develop artifacts to support Interim Authorizations to Test (IATT), and Authorizations to Operate (ATO)
- Experience assessing and mitigating system security risk throughout the System development life cycle.
- Utilization of cyber tools for enterprise security, vulnerability scanning and network monitoring
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security considerations into platform development.
- Strong background in operating systems, including Windows Server and Linux distributions (RHEL)
- Strong technical understanding of system architecture, design, and security principles.
- Demonstrate a solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including routing and switching protocols and architectures.
- Hands on expertise with virtualization technologies.
- DoD 8140 Level II or higher certificate or such as CompTIA Security+ CE, CySA, CASP, GSEC, CISSP.
- Ability to travel as required (typically up to 20%)
Desired Skills:
- Able to conduct supplemental enhanced security reviews as mandated by government contracts.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or related field, or equivalent cyber engineering experience.
- Experience supporting DoD programs with CDS needs.
- Design, implement, deploy, and maintain state-of-the-art system security architectures and countermeasures to protect and enable innovative new products.
- Experience conducting or participating in penetration tests and cyber table tops exercises
- Evaluation of TTPs resulting in attack path analysis reports
- Experience with software code analyzers, review and analysis of risk reports based on threats and vulnerabilities
- Software programming background and scripting skills to automate tasks (e.g. Ansible, Python, Bash, Perl, Batch, VBScript, PowerShell, etc.).
- Experience in vulnerability remediation and security management, including system hardening, log management, and configuration control using tools like Nessus, McAfee, WSUS, Shavlik, Blade Logic, Splunk, ACAS, SCAP, and HBSS.
- Familiarity with embedded systems such as ASIC or FPGA based computing.
- Familiarity with storage solutions and servers.
Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level:
Top Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest:
By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely:
Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules:
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position:
4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $101,000 - $178,135. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $116,200 - $201,365. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate’s final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level:
Experienced Professional
Business Unit:
AERONAUTICS COMPANY
Relocation Available:
Possible
Career Area:
Cyber Security Engineering
Type:
Full-Time
Shift:
First
At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.
Pioneering Defense Technology: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can innovate mission solutions alongside the best minds in the business.
United By Culture: Excellence, integrity, and collaboration define us. We accelerate change and embrace one another’s perspectives to win for our customers.
Real Impact, Real Growth: Grow your career and skills for life. Our wide array of opportunities and technology-driven learning programs enable your development and agility.
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Competitive pay, comprehensive benefits and flexible schedules designed so you thrive — at work and beyond.
Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities, and our planet.
Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:
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