Manager Cybersecurity 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Northrop Grumman's Classified Solutions group is seeking a Cybersecurity Manager 2 to lead a diverse team of Information Systems Security Officers (ISSOs) across multiple programs and efforts.  This position will be located in Linthicum or Annapolis Junction, MD and will require the selected candidate to work on-site, full-time, at our Linthicum campus - please note that this is not a remote work opportunity. The selected candidate must demonstrate a broad skill set balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical, and must also be able to collaborate within and across technical teams as well as other disciplines to accomplish the required goals of system security & compliance while supporting dynamic program milestones and deliveries. The successful candidate will be committed to ethics, integrity, and innovation while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 9 years of experience (with at least 5 of those years focused in Information Systems Security), or a Master’s degree with 7 years of experience (with at least 3 of those years focused on Information Systems Security).

• Candidates must have a current DoD Top Secret level security clearance (at a minimum), to include a closed investigation date that was completed within the last 5 years, to be considered; maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

• The selected candidate will be required to obtain, and maintain, access to Special Programs as a condition of continued employment.

• Prior leadership or management experience with technical teams.

• Prior experience communicating with external government customers and program leadership.

• Must have work experience in the following: DoD Collateral Programs, DoD Special Access Programs (DoD SAP), and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) programs.

• 2+ years of leadership or management experience.

• Applicable working knowledge of Governance, Risk, and Compliance; NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-137, JSIG.

• Must have a current DoD 8570 IAM Level III security certification (e.g., CISM, GSLC, CCISO, CISSP); the required certification must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current DoD Top Secret security clearance w/ DoD polygraph.

• Master’s degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, or a similar STEM related discipline, to include prior experience as an ISSM with RMF.

• Prior experience in a systems administrator or similar technical role.

• Experience with leading large-scale networks and an understanding of or experience in Agile, CI/CD, and/or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

• Experience with the development and implementation of security policies and procedures compliant with DoD regulations and setting cybersecurity strategy.

• Diverse classified information systems security/information assurance background.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an ab