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Sr. Principal LSS Cyber Systems Engineer - 12971-1

Northrop Grumman

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Roy, UT
Secret Polygraph Unspecified
Career Level not specified
$135,000 - $202,600

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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.

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr Principal LSS Cyber Systems Engineer - 12971-1. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Northrop Grumman System Test Team, Launch Support System (LSS) has an opening for a Cybersecurity Systems Engineer supporting the Sentinel program based out of the Roy, UT campus. Launch Support System (LSS) is a team well positioned to have a major impact on the Sentinel program and is staffed with many diverse disciplines to achieve our design goals. Our Team is tasked with deploying a flight test specific product at multiple locations across the US. LSS has a significant and valuable impact on range safety and flight data management through the life of the Sentinel program and coordinates with multiple other product groups.

A Cybersecurity Systems Engineer (CSSE) assesses/evaluates the customers'/stakeholders' cybersecurity requirements to decompose, derive, and refine with clarity the system's cybersecurity requirements to drive the built-in cybersecurity protections to the architecture and design. The CSSE also guides/supports the security layout / architecture and influences the security tools selection and development. The CSSE evaluates/assess the proposed and realized implementation to identify security risks and verify the cybersecurity protections from the design are realized and integrated. The CSSE guides/supports the development of verification efforts to ensure the cybersecurity protections / capabilities are functional, effective, and complete. A CSSE supports the definition of security governance, and risk management.

What You'll Get To Do:

• Implement and review requirement decomposition, derivation, and flow down throughout a spec tree architecture and application to design.

• Implement and review the application of cybersecurity profile stereotypes to a Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Architecture

• Support the architecture and design of existing cybersecurity requirements and protections

• Process SOW, requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification & validation, field test, etc.

• Provide cybersecurity system engineering implementation guidance and oversight to technical teams/implementers

• Interface with technical and non-technical stakeholders to build consensus for security activities

• Review and Assess stakeholder security objectives, protection needs and concerns, security requirements, and associated verification/validation methods

• Identify and/or assess vulnerabilities and susceptibility to life cycle disruptions, hazards, and threats

• Provide security considerations to inform systems engineering efforts with the objective of reducing errors, flaws, and weaknesses that may constitute security vulnerability leading to unacceptable asset loss and consequences

• Identify, quantify, and evaluate the costs/benefits of security functions and considerations to inform analysis of alternatives, engineering trade-offs, and risk treatment decisions

• Author, support and maintain cybersecurity program documentation & RMF package documentation: Cybersecurity Strategies, System Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Risk Assessment Report, Security Control Traceability Matrix, Plan Of Actions & Milestones, etc.

• Perform other duties as directed.

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.

Typical Minimum Education or Experience

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 Years with Bachelor's in relevant field of study, 6 Years with Masters, 4 Years with PhD, 4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of a degree.

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, 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

• Experience designing, implementing, and documenting security controls for on premise and hybrid-cloud environments

• Working knowledge of network security principles

• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows security administration

• Familiarity with Anti-Tamper Plans, Counterintelligence Support Plans, Integrated Threat Assessment Reports, Operations Security Plans, Continuous Monitoring Plans, Defensive Cyberspace Operations Plans, Cybersecurity Strategies, Information Support Plans, Enterprise Architecture Views and NIST SP 800-160

• Experience developing and executing RMF assessment and authorization activities

• Current DoD 8570 certification for IAT Level II / III or ability to obtain within 6 months of Hire

• Working knowledge of SecDevOps principles and tooling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity Engineering, or related technical fields

• Experience working with DOORS and CAMEO

• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python, etc.)

• Experience with software/platform engineering

• Familiarity with Systems Security Engineering (SSE) documentation (e.g. Cybersecurity Strategies, Information Support Plans, Program Protection Plans (PPPs)

• DoD 8570 certification for IASAE III (ISSEP, ISSAP)

• Experience with Agile methodologies

• Current DoD 8570 certification for IASAE Level II (CISSP) or ability to obtain within 6 months of Hire

• Familiarity with TEMPEST and ICD 705 requirements

• Active TS clearance

• Active SAP clearance or ability to obtain one

Primary Level Salary Range: $135,000.00 - $202,600.00

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.
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