Sr Principal Cyber Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 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, but they’re also making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is looking for you to join our team on the Specialized Warfighter Development Contract (SWDC) program as a Cyber Systems Engineer based out of Schriever SFB, CO. We are seeking experienced Cybersecurity Professionals to aid the program as a Sr Principal Cyber Systems Engineer conducting routine Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments and implementation, aid in performing vulnerability scanning and monitoring of our systems and servers, assist in the maintenance and development of our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) stack as we begin to implement Elastic, Kibana and Logstash (ELK) into our internal enclave and more!

Essential Functions:

• Serve as a Senior Cyber System Engineer supporting high-level technical and practical expertise.
• Assures the implementation of Cyber Security disciplines, including COMSEC, COMPUSEC, EMSEC, OPSEC, digital communications systems, network protocols and architectures, and penetration tools and techniques.
• Support all facets of engineering (Cyber, System, Network) to diligently serve as the liaison between the teams to accomplish key priority taskings as disseminated by the customer and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain automation efforts for Cyber related tasks.
• Ensures compliance of cybersecurity policies and procedures are implemented throughout the enclave.

Basic Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 10 or more years of technical experience OR Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 8 or more years of technical experience.
• Must have an Active, In-Scope, DOD Secret Security Clearance.
• Must have at minimum a current DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+ CE).
• Experience utilizing vulnerability assessment tools (Nessus, Splunk, etc.)
• Experience with managing/maintaining ePolicy Orchestrator (Trellix).
• Experience with managing Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and requirements development to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Experience in generating scripts to automate patching and STIG related tasks (Bash / C++, etc.)
• Experience developing and testing Ansible YAMLs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Atlassian products to include Confluence and JIRA to track projects and tasks.
• Previous experience operating in a Linux environment.
• Previous experience in a System Administrator role.
• Experience maintaining IPA and RSA for user access.
• Familiarity with network engineering.
• Familiarity with VMWare and VM Management (OpenStack).
• Familiarity authoring technical instructions (OIs, SOPs, etc.)
• Experience working with the NIST 800 series and other NIST documentation.

We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, be recognized, and to be yourself. At Northrop Grumman, we are on the cutting edge of innovation. Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 work schedule, and a great 401k matching program. Come join us!

Primary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.