Classified Cybersecurity Analyst - Secret

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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators, who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

The Northrop Grumman Classified Solutions team is seeking experienced and highly technical Information Systems Security Professional for a unique role at to work on-site, full-time at our Hopkinton, MA location and support the breadth of desktop technical support and information assurance needs.

Note: Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. Applicants are encouraged to apply, only if they are willing to work on-site.

The individual will perform the following duties on a day-to-day basis in support of the program:

• Perform assessments of systems and networks within the networking environment or enclave and identify where those systems and networks deviate from acceptable configurations, enclave policy, or local policy.

• Establishes strict program control processes to ensure mitigation of risks and supports obtaining certification and accreditation of systems.

• Includes support of process, analysis, coordination, security certification test, security documentation, as well as investigations, software research, hardware introduction and release, emerging technology research inspections and periodic audits.

• Assist in the implementation of the required government policy, make recommendations on process tailoring, participate in and document process activities.

• Perform analyses to validate established security requirements and to recommend additional security requirements and safeguards.

• Support the formal Security Test and Evaluation (ST&E) required by each government accrediting authority through pre-test preparations, participation in the tests, analysis of the results and preparation of required reports.

• Document the results of Certification and Accreditation activities and technical or coordination activity and prepare the system Security Plans and update the Plan of Actions and Milestones POA&M.

• Periodically conduct a complete review of each system's audits and monitor corrective actions until all actions are closed.

• Provides technical support for computers and associated networks.

• Installs, troubleshoots, services, and repairs personal computers, related PC software, telephones, cables, and connectors.Connects personal computers and terminals to existing data networks.Performs basic PC setups.

• Instructs and assists users in the use of personal computers and networks.Investigates information, network, and communications needs of users, and makes recommendations regarding software and hardware purchases.Maintains trouble logs.

• Completes paperwork and other tasks needed to satisfy Security requirements.Follows all Security regulations, guidelines, and processes regarding the installation, maintenance, and retirement of PCs and PC-related hardware and software.Works with Security to remediate classified data spillage incidents.

• Coordinates with users, IT staff, server administrators, network engineers, and customer and IT management.

• Reviews the trouble ticket queue to identify iss