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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber A&A Engineer (24-430)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509


Requisition ID: R10176007

Category:

Information Technology

Location:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

Clearance Type:

Secret

Telecommute:

No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Positions Available:

1

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber A&A Engineer (24-430) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The successful candidate will be expected to communicate and work closely with C2BMC Operational ISSOs in direct support of the Operational eMASS packages managed by the A&A team. Additionally, a qualified candidate must work closely with System owners, Cyber peers, Program Office technical/management staff, and other C2BMC Functional Areas to ensure the C2BMC fielded system attains and maintains appropriate Authorization for Connection, Test, and Operational purposes. The selected candidate is expected to assist with Cyber Products analysis, Vulnerability mitigation, and POA&M Management to assist the team in the successful delivery of eMASS Packages, Ports Protocols, and Services (PPS) in accordance with contract schedules. The primary focus for the qualified candidate will be to rotate and blend technical documentation, surge support for authorization packages in eMASS, assess vulnerabilities, engineer responses for system POA&Ms, provide proposal support, and conduct risk analysis for Risk Acceptance Requests (RARs).

Basic Qualifications:

An active Secret clearance is required to start.

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and 0 years of experience, or a PhD and 0 years of experience, or 6 years of related experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.

DoD 8140 certification at

IAT Level II or higher

(Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) is required to start.

Requires security engineering skills with a working knowledge of:

Information Assurance (IA) technology, NIST standards, DoDI 8500.2, and Risk Management Framework (RMF) Security Controls.

Must have experience in the Agile Development Lifecycle, including:

Generating requirements

Designing architecture

Configuring Cyber audit tools

Conducting verification

Performing Cyber vulnerability and configuration activities

Leadership experience, effective interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability to support complex organizational relationships are required.

Excellent technical document preparation and verbal communication skills are required to present technical Cyber issues and reports to the Government, Program Management, and other C2BMC Functional Areas.

Strong working knowledge of Cyber capabilities, such as:

Patch management

Multi-factor authentication

Host-based security

Intrusion detection

Security event management

Active/passive system scanning

Defense-in-depth

Recent experience and familiarity with creating/updating Assessment and Authorization (A&A) packages for RMF Authority to Operate (ATOs) is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Application experience hardening

Windows

and

Linux servers

and workstations in accordance with

GPOs, IAVMs, and STIGs

are desired.

Network design and software engineering backgrounds are a plus.

Recent hands-on experience with Agile execution, tools, and methodologies is highly preferred.

Highly desired experience with using Scripting Languages such as

Python

and

PowerShell

to solve complex data analysis problems along with in-depth cyber vulnerability analysis.

Highly desired familiarity with vulnerability scanning and analysis tools such as:

ACAS (Tenable.sc / Nessus Vulnerability scanner)

Evaluate-STIG

STIG Manager

Trivy

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Salary Range:

$87,200 - $130,800

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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