RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
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.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a **Principal Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 3. **We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry. The position is in Huntsville, AL.
Position Overview:
The selected Cyber Systems Engineer – Level 3 responsibilities will include the support of the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Program Protection team. This role is responsible for cybersecurity subject matter expertise in the design and development of the GWS capability on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
In this role you will ensure system security requirements are met by enforcing security considerations throughout the system security engineering (SSE) lifecycle. You will interface directly with engineering stakeholders to ensure security controls, compliance, and vulnerability mitigations are up to cybersecurity system engineering standards.
The selected candidate must be capable of working independently in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative teams comprised of all experience levels.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design, plan, implement, and perform assessment of security controls, polices, and processes compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-53, CNSSI 1253, and DoD RMF Knowledge Service guidance.
- Review and assess system security requirements and associated verification methods per RMF standards.
- Provide implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementer.
- Coordinate and communicate with software engineering stakeholders and cybersecurity system engineers to ensure program security controls are met or scheduled to be worked off.
- Assist with the design and development of system security architectures.
- Provide advanced technical analyses of cyber infrastructure challenges and problems; develop/identify technical solutions responsive to customer needs.
- Participate in team reviews of policy and technical security requirements throughout system lifecycle
- Assist with ensuring the product requirements integrate into the total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Present solutions to customers and senior management using tailored material based on the audience.
- Serve as a Cybersecurity System Engineer supporting high-level technical and practical expertise.
- This position requires practical experience in developing and implementing a security baseline and must be able to communicate their significance and relevancy in a clear, detailed manner.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of related experience with a PhD.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
- Demonstrated experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF) assessments and implementations
- Demonstrated experience with Cyber Resiliency, Software Assurance, Attack Surface Analysis, Threat Assessment, Operations Security Plans, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, IT/Cybersecurity Strategies, Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g. DoDAF), and related documentation IAW DoDI 8500.01, DoDI 8510.01, and NIST SP 800-53
- Applicants must currently possess DoD 8140/8570 certification (e.g. Security+ CE).
- Experience on a large-scale missile defense system programs.
- Applicants must possess excellent written and communication skills.
- Applicants must demonstrate ability to think critically and capture concepts in work products, presentations, and discussions.
- Capable of working both independently and within a team environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies, object-oriented architecture, software integration and testing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience on Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program
- Previous Leadership experience
- Experience with System Security Engineering solution development IAW NIST SP 800-128, NIST SP 800-160, and NIST SP 800-171.
- Ground-system security architecture experience.
- Experience with Control Validation Tests (CVTs) and similar cyber assessments.
- Full life cycle design, implementation, and feature/automated testing of software.
- Experience with full-stack software engineering and test automation capabilities
- The ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
- Certification at or exceeding IASAE level 1 (CISSP or CASP minimum and CISSP-ISSEP for Level III).
- Experience working with Nessus Vulnerability Scanner and Synopsis Blackduck Binary Analyzer.
- Experience working with static and dynamic code analysis.
- Experience with Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service (eMASS)
Primary Level Salary Range: $119,600.00 - $179,400.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.