Principal / Sr. Principal Cyber Systems Engineer
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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 is seeking a cyber engineer to join our team in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL.
Roles and responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
- Designs, develops, and implements security solutions for IT infrastructure, ensuring protection against threats and unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
- Performs risk and vulnerability assessments
- Develops security architecture and documentation
- Oversees security controls, compliance, and continuous monitoring
- Collaborates with IT and DevOps teams on secure system development, and responding to security incidents
- Coordinates with larger Cyber team on system security, compliance, and accreditation within the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
This position may be filled at a higher level based on the requirements below.
Basic Qualifications Principal Level 3:
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 5 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience OR a high school diploma or GED equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience
-DoD IAT Level III Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
-Experience working on a multidisciplinary team and developing technical proposals.
-Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interface with employees and management at all levels.
-US citizenship required. Candidates must be eligible to obtain DoD Secret security clearance following hire.
-The ability to be granted special program access (SAP/SAR) within 1 year of hire date.
-The ability to maintain both your security clearance and program access is required for this position.
-Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed.
Basic Qualifications Sr Principal Level 4:
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math discipline with 8 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience OR a high school diploma or GED equivalent with 12 years of relevant experience
-DoD IAT Level III Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
-Experience working on a multidisciplinary team and developing technical proposals.
-Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interface with employees and management at all levels.
-US citizenship required. Candidates must be eligible to obtain DoD Secret security clearance following hire.
-The ability to be granted special program access (SAP/SAR) within 1 year of hire date.
-The ability to maintain both your security clearance and program access is required for this position.
-Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
-Experience in planning and configuring enterprise-level security tools, including the configuration, installation, and operations and maintenance (O&M) of Splunk, Trellix and Nessus.
-Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) System Security Engineering activities.
-Knowledge of Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG), and requirements development from control listings.
-Capable of assessing the Program's system security posture in compliance with customer requirements and directives.
-Adept at adjusting commercial security methodologies and technologies within sensitive and proprietary customer environments.
-Experience with RMF (NIST 800-37) accreditation functions, including documentation, scanning, assessment, Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM) management, and all steps of the RMF process.
Primary Level Salary Range: $104,800.00 - $157,200.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $130,500.00 -Apply for this role
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