Sentinel Principal Cyber Systems Engineer-18154
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.Description
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer - 18154. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.
What You’ll Get To Do:
Perform threat modeling at the architecture, system, and design levels to identify potential vulnerabilities.
Analyze and remediate security design flaws, ensuring robust protection throughout the development lifecycle.
Design and document security architectures, controls, and mechanisms for hardware, software, and network components.
Coach SEIT Test teams on the interpretation and verification of cyber security requirements and test procedures.
Act as the primary liaison with compliance and accreditation teams, guaranteeing that all security artifacts meet regulatory and policy standards.
Collaborate with cross functional engineering groups to integrate security best practices into system engineering processes.
Implement and review requirement decomposition, derivation, and flow down.
Implement and review traceability of requirements throughout a spec tree architecture.
Support the architecture and design of baked in cybersecurity requirements and protections.
Implement and review the application of cybersecurity profile stereotypes to a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture
Implement, review and assess cybersecurity system requirements verification/validation methods
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of relevant experience, or a Masters’ Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of relevant experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 years of relevant experience.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
3+ years of experience in systems security engineering, including threat modeling and security architecture design.
Knowledge of security design principles, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies at the system and design level.
Experience processing SOW, requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification & validation, etc.
Familiarity with cyber security testing techniques and the ability to guide test teams in validating security requirements.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, 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 position’s 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.
These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have:
Familiarity with cyber test tools and automation.
Proficiency with SysML modeling tools and the ability to produce clear, maintainable system models.
Experience working with Cameo or similar tools
Experience working with DOORS or similar tools
Experience with MBSE
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