Sentinel (GBSD) - Staff Engineer Systems (Spec Eng) - 14894

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer.  This position will be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The Systems Security Engineering (SSE) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Staff Information Assurance Engineer for Program Protection and Supply Chain Risk Management. You will be responsible for performing system security threat assessments and risk mitigation for the overall program, supply chain elements, processes, and actors and provide results. 

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Designs and implements information assurance and security engineering systems with requirements of business continuity, operations security, cryptography, forensics, regulatory compliance, internal counter-espionage (insider threat detection and mitigation), physical security analysis (including facilities analysis, and security management)
• Will lead a team of SSE members in execution of Program Initiatives
• Establishes and implements system security designs; additionally, you will assess and mitigate system security threats and risks throughout the program life cycle
• Validates system security requirements definition and analysis. Verifies security requirements; performs system certification and accreditation planning and testing and liaison activities
• Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments
• Advise SSE and higher leadership with planning and execution of SSE Scope of Work
• Self-starters compelled to act in the workplace without requiring prompting from supervisors
• Support MDT with other duties as assigned
• Travel: 10%
• In addition to technical skills, you will be a self-starter with strong time management skills. Your organizational skills and ability to anticipate future challenges will serve you well

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 10 years of experience with Master's degree, 8 years of experience with a PhD
• Must be a US Citizen with an Active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Minimum 6 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense and/or US Military Programs
• Minimum 6 years of leadership in dynamic and diverse environments
• Minimum 6 years in researching, interpreting, and developing mitigations for threats and vulnerabilities
• Minimum 6 years in showi