Principal/Senior Principal Computer Systems Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Computer Systems Analyst. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program. 

Roles and Responsibilities Include:

• Provide security oversight to NG classified environments that have information system(s). 
• Conduct system assessments and audits to ensure controls are implemented according to internal and external policies, ensuring systems in classified environments supporting the business meet customer requirements.
• Ensure configuration management, policy, and procedures meet both security compliance and system mission requirements in accordance with the governance structure of the accrediting customer. 
• Responsible for coordinating and supporting company requirements under Information Security Governance (ISG) for classified systems. The members provide guidance for designing security solutions to ensure selected controls provide adequate compliance with governing standards.
• Coordinate with the customer on categorization, schedules and approvals
• Drafts documentation for system authorization/re-authorizations, as required by government regulatory agencies.
• Ensures systems are operated, maintained, and disposed of in accordance with internal security policies and practices outlined in the security plan
• Communicates with Industrial Security to ensure that all users have the requisite security clearances, authorization, and need-to-know, and are aware of their security responsibilities before granting access
• Ensures all information system security-related documentation is current and accessible to properly authorized individuals
• Working with security, follows documented sanitization/declassification procedures to remove/dispose/calibrate classified hardware within program
• Require each user to sign proper documentation prior to system access
• Mark and label all system media in accordance with Industrial Security/government requirements
• Evaluate proposed changes or additions to the information system, and advises the Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) or Alternate ISSM of their security relevance
• Participates in internal/external security audits/inspections
• Maintains copies of audit logs and maintenance logs required by government agencies
• Validates system technical security controls to ensure operating systems are hardened according to government requirements
• Report incidents (security, procedures, anomalies) to Industrial Security
• Support Government audits (as required)
• Deliverables: Comprehensive risk assessment reports (quarterly), Incident response reports within 48 hours of an event, Updated cybersecurity policies and procedures (biannually), Documentation for system authorization and re-authorization (as required), Monthly threat landscape reports, Audit and maintenance logs (regularly updated for compliance)

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

This role may be hired at the Principal or Senior Principal level, depending on how many years of experience each candidate brings.

Basic Qualifications:
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