Principal Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Patching Technical Lead (24-230)

Requisition ID: R10165058

• 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

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Cyber Systems Engineer – Cyber Patching Technical Lead (24-230) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats in all phases of flight.

Essential Functions:

• Installation and configuration of Linux and Windows from the OS up to the application level.

• Documentation and verification of all installation and configuration steps for the labs.

• Develop test plans/procedures for software integration and unit tests.

• Work with software developers and vendors to diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during system integration.

• Submit problem reports for errors found per Agile processes and coordinate daily integration activities with other Cross-Functional Product Teams (CFPTs).

• Installing and unit testing Cyber Products (e.g., ESS, ACAS, BigFix, Endgame, KMS, etc.).

• Providing redlines to engineers and feedback to Cyber Leadership.

• Document lessons learned and the best security engineering practices and industry standards.

• Excellent technical document preparation skills and verbal communication are required to present technical information assurance issues to senior government and military officials.

Basic Qualifications:

• An active Secret clearance is required to start.

• 5 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline or related field; 3 years experience with a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline or related field, or 9 years experience in lieu of a degree.

• Must possess a DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA).

• Experience in either Windows administrator tasks related to Windows workstation platforms or RHEL administrator tasks related to a Unix/Linux server platform is required.

• Working knowledge of Cybersecurity technologies, NIST standards, and RMF governance.

• Experience developing, integrating, and troubleshooting WSUS and RHEL Satellite is required.

• Experience building WSUS/Satellite instances and a deep understanding of how WSUS/Satellite can improve patch management in an air-gapped network.

• Proven experience executing Security Hardening on diverse LINUX and Windows Operating Systems based on approved DISA STIGs and SRGs.

• Experience implementing McAfee Application Change Control (MACC) Solidcore Whitelisting and Endpoint Security for Windows (ENS).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with scripting Windows Group Policy Objects (GPOs).

• Experience with Ansible is highly desirable.

• Network design and software engineering backgrounds are a plus.

Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.