Cybersecurity Validation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 7, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 28, 2026. Lockheed Martin scores A on the Alion truth index.
Standard Job Description
WHAT WE’RE DOING
At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.
THE WORK
The Cyber Systems Security Engineering team in Moorestown, NJ is seeking a Cybersecurity Validation Engineer to design, develop, and execute security validation activities to identify vulnerabilities, verify security controls. and ensure products and systems meet cybersecurity and anti-tamper requirements. You will work closely with cross functional engineers, program managers, and customers to ensure security requirements are met and to evaluate emerging threat vectors.
In this role you will:
- Develop and execute cybersecurity validation and verification plans, test cases, and procedures.
- Verify system security design requirements and capabilities through rigorous analysis and testing.
- Conduct security testing, vulnerability assessment, penetration-testing and attack-surface analysis.
- Design negative, boundary, fault-injection and abuse-case testing scenarios to identify potential security weaknesses.
- Analyze test results, document findings, and track vulnerabilities through resolution.
- Validate security mechanisms such as authentication, authorization, encryption, secure boot, access controls, key management and intrusion detection.
- Maintain all security validation documentation, test reports, evidence and traceability artifacts.
WHO YOU ARE
You are an experienced Cybersecurity Validation Engineer with a strong background in validation and verification, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and threat modeling.
WHY JOIN US
In this role you will have the opportunity to protect critical military technology through innovative security solutions that directly support national security.
Our benefits are built to match the caliber of your work. Reliable, high performing, and mission ready. You’ll enjoy world class resources, mentorship, continuous learning, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work life balance-all within a culture that values innovation, integrity, and collaboration. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package.
Basic Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Cybersecurity (with a concentration in Offensive Security), or an equivalent degree.
- 2+ years of experience in penetration testing, offensive security, vulnerability assessment, system verification or a related cybersecurity discipline.
- Experience developing verification plans, procedures, test cases and test reports.
- Strong understanding of requirements verification, traceability, test methodologies and verification processes.
- Strong understanding of operating system, authentication, encryption and common security protocols.
- Strong administrative, written/verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.
Desired Skills
- Experience with threat modeling, red teaming or adversary simulation.
- Hands-on experience with penetration-testing tools and framework such as NMAP, Metasploit, Kali Linux, Wireshark or equivalent.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity principles, system security and anti-tamper concepts.
- Familiarity with anti-tamper, information assurance, embedded security or secure hardware security technologies.
- Experience with requirements and test tools such as DOORS, JAZZ, JIRA, Gitlab is a plus.
Pay Information
- $75000.00 - $142760.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed 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(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Additional specific benefits are dependent upon the business unit and the collective-bargaining agreement.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) 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.